GRE Word List
LAMENT
to mourn aloud : wail
The meaning of the word lament is to mourn aloud : wail.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |