GRE Word List
LOATH
reluctant; unwilling; disinclined; Ex. Romeo and Juliet were both loath for him to go.
The meaning of the word loath is reluctant; unwilling; disinclined; Ex. Romeo and Juliet were both loath for him to go..
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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dolorous | sorrowful; N. dolor |
effluvium | noxious(harmful) smell |
depredation | plundering; destruction |
whine | complain (in a sad voice); make a high sad sound (as in pain or supplication) |
serendipity | gift for finding valuable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck; CF. The Three Princes of Serendip |
downcast | disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward |
hegemony | dominance especially of one nation over others |
interpolate | insert between |
vendetta | blood feud (esp. between two families); CF. Nina Williams |
matrimony | state of being married |