GRE Word List

MALINGERER

to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)

The meaning of the word malingerer is to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work).

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WordMeaning
derangedmentally unsound : crazy
illimitableincapable of being limited or bounded : measureless
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
lancea steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
unearthlynot earthly: such as
raconteura person who excels in telling anecdotes
rotethe use of memory usually with little intelligence
carriondead and putrefying flesh
postmortemdone, occurring, or collected after death