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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
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| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
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| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
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