GRE Word List

LITHE

easily bent or flexed

The meaning of the word lithe is easily bent or flexed.

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loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
halcyoncharacterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden
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pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely