GRE Word List

LUST

usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness

The meaning of the word lust is usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness.

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WordMeaning
randoma haphazard course
philistinea native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia
stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
viablecapable of living
pliantpliable
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
lagoona shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water
amphitheateran oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles
appraiseto set a value on : to estimate the amount of