GRE Word List
LANGUISH
to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
The meaning of the word languish is to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decipher | decode |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| engender | beget |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |