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 |
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| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| sheer | unqualified |
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| debut | a first appearance |