GRE Word List
LAX
loose
The meaning of the word lax is loose.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |