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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| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |