GRE Word List
SCURVY
contemptible; despicable; N: disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin C
The meaning of the word scurvy is contemptible; despicable; N: disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin C.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contortions | twistings; distortions; V. contort: twist violently out of shape; CF. contortionist |
| fortuitous | accidental; by chance; N. fortuity |
| uncouth | boorish; clumsy in speech or behavior; outlandish |
| aseptic | preventing infection; having a cleansing effect |
| medium | element that is a creature's natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated; appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise; middle position between extremes; intervening substance through which something else is transmitted |
| mammal | vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young |
| fallacious | false; based on a fallacy; misleading; N. fallacy: false idea or notion; false reasoning; Ex. popular fallacy; Ex. fallacy of the argument |
| license | official or legal permission; latitude of action or speech; excessive freedom that causes harm or damage; V. |
| clique | small exclusive group of people |
| unfrock | defrock; strip a priest or minister of church authority |
