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 |
|---|---|
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| leery | suspicious |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |