GRE Word List
SLOTH
disinclination to action or labor : indolence
The meaning of the word sloth is disinclination to action or labor : indolence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |