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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WordMeaning
solicitto make petition to : entreat
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
redundantexceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous
anomalysomething different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
accretionthe process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as
bicameralhaving, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber
laymana person who is not a member of the clergy
gluttonone given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking