GRE Word List
REPINE
to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain
The meaning of the word repine is to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |