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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crass | gross |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| quorum | a select group |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |