GRE Word List
MALADY
illness
The meaning of the word malady is illness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| far-fetched | too improbable to be believed; implausible; Ex. far-fetched story |
| antidote | remedy to counteract a poison or disease; Ex. antidote to the economic troubles |
| surge | powerful movement of or like a wave; V. |
| chide | scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong) |
| crestfallen | dejected; dispirited |
| insipid | lacking in flavor; lacking interest; dull; Ex. insipid food/character |
| dart | move or throw suddenly and quickly |
| pretension | pretentiousness; claim (without foundation); Ex. I make no pretensions to skill as an artist. |
| knoll | little round hill; hillock |
| capillary | having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender; Ex. capillary attraction; N: very fine hairlike tube; CF. capillarity |