GRE Word List
LITHE
easily bent or flexed
The meaning of the word lithe is easily bent or flexed.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |