GRE Word List
PLAINTIVE
expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
The meaning of the word plaintive is expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy.
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| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
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| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |