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 |
|---|---|
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| betroth | to promise to marry |