GRE Word List
SLOTH
slow moving tree-dwelling mammal; laziness; ADJ. slothful: lazy; indolent
The meaning of the word sloth is slow moving tree-dwelling mammal; laziness; ADJ. slothful: lazy; indolent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| candor | frankness; open honesty; ADJ. candid |
| trepidation | fear; nervous apprehension |
| blight | plant disease; V: infect with blight; ruin; destroy |
| expose | public revelation of something discreditable |
| score | number of points; written form of a musical composition; reason; group of 20; notch or incision; Ex. full/vocal score; Ex. Don't worry on that score; V: mark with lines or notches; Ex. score the paper to make it easy to fold |
| verity | quality of being true; lasting truth or principle; Ex. the verity of his testimony; Ex. one of the eternal verities |
| insubstantial | lacking substance; insignificant; frail; immaterial |
| polyglot | speaking several languages; multilingual; Ex. polyglot person/society; N. |
| mnemonic | pertaining to memory; assisting the memory; N: device, such as as formula or rhyme, used as a mnemonic aid |
| machinations | evil schemes or plots; schemes or plots to achieve an evil end; V. machinate |
