GRE Word List

LISTLESS

characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit

The meaning of the word listless is characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit.

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WordMeaning
smotherto kill by depriving of air
cataracta clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
debutanteone making a debut (see debut
plummetto fall perpendicularly
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grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable
plumpto drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion