GRE Word List
PINE
long for; yearn; languish from longing or grief; decline
The meaning of the word pine is long for; yearn; languish from longing or grief; decline.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| confound | confuse; puzzle |
| exorbitant | (of costs or demands) excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds |
| infest | inhabit in numbers large enough to be harmful; Ex. Mice infested the house; Ex. shark-infested waters |
| abnegation | renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation |
| enterprise | willingness to take new ventures; initiative; business organization; plan (that is difficult or daring); Ex. their latest enterprise to sail round the world in a small boat |
| tractable | docile; easily managed; (of something) easily changed or molded; N. tractability |
| poignancy | quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion; ADJ. poignant: touching; deeply moving; (of sorrow, grief, etc.) painful; keenly distressing to the mind; Ex. poignant memory/anxiety; CF. prick |
| knit | contract into wrinkles; grow together; join together closely; make (a fabric or garment) by interwining yarn or thread; Ex. knit the brow; Ex. The bones should knit together in a few weeks. |
| headstrong | willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive' |
| distant | reserved or aloof; cold in manner; Ex. distant greeting; ADV. distantly |
