GRE Word List
MALADY
a disease or disorder of the animal body
The meaning of the word malady is a disease or disorder of the animal body.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| clown | farmer |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |