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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |