GRE Word List
PLAINTIVE
expressing sorrow; mournful; Ex. plaintive song
The meaning of the word plaintive is expressing sorrow; mournful; Ex. plaintive song.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| factitious | artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears |
| pomposity | self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt(pompous person); ADJ. pompous: self-important |
| gorge | stuff oneself (with food); glut; CF. gorgeous: dazzlingly beautiful |
| loquacious | talkative; N. loquacity |
| seclusion | isolation; solitude; V. seclude: set apart from others; isolate |
| adulterate | make impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted(contaminated) substances |
| wrest | obtain by pulling violently; pull away; take by violence; Ex. wrest victory from their grasp |
| transition | going from one state of action to another |
| wry | (esp. of an expression of the face) twisted; with a humorous twist (expressing displeasure) |
| provision | act of providing; something provided; preparatory measure; provisions: necessary supplies (esp. food); stipulation; condition in an agreement; Ex. According to the provisions of the agreement |
