GRE Word List
LAMENT
to mourn aloud : wail
The meaning of the word lament is to mourn aloud : wail.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |