GRE Word List
LAMENT
to mourn aloud : wail
The meaning of the word lament is to mourn aloud : wail.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| niggle | trifle |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| slake | subside |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |