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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| acclaim | applaud |