GRE Word List
RAKISH
of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute
The meaning of the word rakish is of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute.
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| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |