GRE Word List
LAX
careless; negligent; not paying enough attention; Ex. lax service
The meaning of the word lax is careless; negligent; not paying enough attention; Ex. lax service.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bolt | door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric; large roll of cloth; V: dash or dart off; fasten (a door); gobble down |
| bank | heap; piled-up mass; embankment; lateral tilting (as of an aircraft in turning); V: pile up; protect with a bank; tilt in turning |
| promontory | headland |
| parallelism | state of being parallel; similarity; analogy |
| vestige | trace; remains; Ex. vestiges of some ancient religion |
| junta | group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal; group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power (by force) |
| audit | examination of accounts of a business; official examination; V. |
| opprobrium | infamy; disgrace arising from shameful conduct; vilification(slander); scorn; contempt; Ex. opprobrium hurled against him; ADJ. opprobrious: expressing contempt; shameful or infamous |
| debut | debut; first public appearance; formal presentation of a young woman to society |
| averse | reluctant; disinclined; not liking or opposed; Ex. averse to cats/doing the house work |
