GRE Word List

MACABRE

having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death

The meaning of the word macabre is having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death.

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WordMeaning
indolentaverse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy
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thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
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endearto cause to become beloved or admired
commonplacecommonly found or seen : ordinary
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
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