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 |
|---|---|
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |