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 |
|---|---|
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| significant | having meaning |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |