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 |
|---|---|
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| whimsy | whim |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |