GRE Word List
LAMENT
to mourn aloud : wail
The meaning of the word lament is to mourn aloud : wail.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| progeny | descendants |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| scotch | scottish |
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