GRE Word List
LECHERY
gross lewdness; lustfulness; ADJ. lecherous; N. lecher: lecherous man
The meaning of the word lechery is gross lewdness; lustfulness; ADJ. lecherous; N. lecher: lecherous man.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed; provisional; experimental; uncertain; hesitant; not definite or positive; Ex. tentative agreement/reply |
| championship | position of champion; defense or support; competition held to determine a champion |
| brackish | somewhat saline |
| spin | rotate swiftly; make (thread) by twisting (cotton, wool, etc.); N. |
| largess | generous gift (given to people who do not have enough) |
| laggard | slow; sluggish; N: one who lags; straggler |
| debutante | young woman making formal entrance into society |
| peripatetic | walking about from place to place (to work); moving; Ex. peripatetic school of philosophy |
| carrion | rotting flesh of a dead body; CF. vulture |
| fiat | command; arbitrary order; Ex. presidential fiat; CF. let it be done |
