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 |
|---|---|
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |