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 |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |