GRE Word List
SLIGHT
having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body
The meaning of the word slight is having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |