GRE Word List

SLOTH

disinclination to action or labor : indolence

The meaning of the word sloth is disinclination to action or labor : indolence.

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inclusivebroad in orientation or scope
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porouspossessing or full of pores
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lookoutone engaged in keeping watch : watchman
hazardousinvolving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)