GRE Word List
LECHERY
inordinate (see inordinate
The meaning of the word lechery is inordinate (see inordinate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |