GRE Word List
LANGUOR
weakness or weariness of body or mind
The meaning of the word languor is weakness or weariness of body or mind.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| implode | to burst inward |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |