GRE Word List
LAMENT
to mourn aloud : wail
The meaning of the word lament is to mourn aloud : wail.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |