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 |
|---|---|
| coin | corner |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| stilted | pompous |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| 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) |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |