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 |
|---|---|
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |