GRE Word List
LAMENT
to mourn aloud : wail
The meaning of the word lament is to mourn aloud : wail.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| historic | historical |
| welter | writhe |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |