GRE Word List
LAMENT
to mourn aloud : wail
The meaning of the word lament is to mourn aloud : wail.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |