GRE Word List
LAMENT
to mourn aloud : wail
The meaning of the word lament is to mourn aloud : wail.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |