GRE Word List

LAMENT

to mourn aloud : wail

The meaning of the word lament is to mourn aloud : wail.

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fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
hibernalof, relating to, or occurring in winter
turgidexcessively embellished in style or language : bombastic
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
seasonalof, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season
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humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
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