GRE Word List
LAMENT
to mourn aloud : wail
The meaning of the word lament is to mourn aloud : wail.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |