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 |
|---|---|
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| doddering | feeble |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |