GRE Word List
MALAISE
uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health (without any particular pain or appearance of disease)
The meaning of the word malaise is uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health (without any particular pain or appearance of disease).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obtuse | blunt; not sharp; stupid; slow in understanding |
| spry | (esp. of older people) vigorously active; nimble |
| badinage | teasing conversation; banter; joking talk |
| irreproachable | beyond reproach; blameless; impeccable; Ex. irreproachable conduct |
| affluence | abundance; wealth |
| brandish | wave around (a weapon); flourish |
| trance | hypnotic state; ecstatic state; detachment from one's physical surrounding (as in contemplation or daydreaming); CF. transition |
| draw | choosing of a lot or card |
| plaster | paste that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls; V. |
| sever | separate; cut off (a part) from a whole; break up (a relationship); N. severance; CF. severance pay: extra pay given an employee upon leaving a position |