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 |
|---|---|
| martial | warlike; of war; Ex. martial art/law |
| predispose | give an inclination toward (in advance); make susceptible to; Ex. predispose people to certain cancer; N. predisposition |
| quisling | traitor who aids invaders; CF. Vidkun Quisling |
| accede | agree |
| condescend | (derog.) bestow courtesies with a superior air; descend to the level of one considered inferior |
| refrain | abstain from; resist; forbear; N: chorus |
| tanner | person who turns animal hides into leather |
| abhor | detest; hate |
| odium | detestation; quality of being odious; hatefulness; disrepute (resulting from hateful conduct) |
| extradition | surrender of prisoner by one state to another; Ex. extradition treaty; V. extradite |
