GRE Word List
LAMENT
to mourn aloud : wail
The meaning of the word lament is to mourn aloud : wail.
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| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
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| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| nomenclature | name |
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| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
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