GRE Word List

MORIBUND

being in the state of dying : approaching death

The meaning of the word moribund is being in the state of dying : approaching death.

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bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
hotheada hotheaded person
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
limpto walk lamely
abdicateto renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
exceptwith the exclusion or exception of
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
conglomeratemade up of parts from various sources or of various kinds