GRE Word List
LANGUID
lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless
The meaning of the word languid is lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indefatigable | tireless; untiring; showing no sign of getting tired |
| allegory | story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable |
| pivotal | of a pivot; central; critical; crucial |
| brood | sit on in order to hatch; think deeply or worry anxiously; N: the young of certain animals; group of young birds hatched at one time |
| hinterlands | back country; inner part of a country; OP. foreland |
| nihilist | one who considers traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic; revolutionary terrorist; CF. nihilism: belief that nothing has meaning or value; belief that destruction of existing political or social institutions is necessary for future improvement |
| prefigure | be a sign of; foreshadow |
| blunder | error; stupid mistake |
| onerous | burdensome |
| recreant | disloyal; cowardly; N: disloyal and cowardly person |
