GRE Word List
SCURVY
a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes
The meaning of the word scurvy is a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| concatenate | linked together |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |