GRE Word List
MORBID
of, relating to, or characteristic of disease
The meaning of the word morbid is of, relating to, or characteristic of disease.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |