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.
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| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |