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 |
|---|---|
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |