GRE Word List
MEEK
submissive; patient and long-suffering
The meaning of the word meek is submissive; patient and long-suffering.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ponderous | having great weight; weighty; unwieldy; lacking lightness; dull; Ex. ponderous body/style of writing |
| wont | (the stated person's) habit or custom; habitual procedure; ADJ. wonted: customary |
| pertinacious | holding tenaciously to an action; stubborn; persistent |
| hypochondriac | person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen |
| credential | evidence concerning one's authority; written proof of a person's position; Ex. The new ambassador presented his credentials to the court. |
| remnant | remainder |
| dyspeptic | suffering from indigestion; N. dyspepsia: indigestion; difficulty in digesting food |
| entourage | group of attendants; retinue; CF. surround |
| repercussion | rebound; reaction; reverberation; Ex. serious repercussion |
| facetious | joking (often inappropriately); unserious; humorous |
