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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| demure | reserved |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| rotunda | a round building |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |