GRE Word List
LAMENT
to mourn aloud : wail
The meaning of the word lament is to mourn aloud : wail.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |