GRE Word List
LAMENT
to mourn aloud : wail
The meaning of the word lament is to mourn aloud : wail.
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concentric | having a common center |
somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
tightwad | a close or miserly person |
strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |