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 |
|---|---|
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |