GRE Word List
LAMENT
to mourn aloud : wail
The meaning of the word lament is to mourn aloud : wail.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |