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 |
|---|---|
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |