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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WordMeaning
contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate
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plauditan act or round of applause
meddlesomegiven to meddling
imperilto bring into peril : endanger
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
derelictabandoned especially by the owner or occupant
inalienableincapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
militantengaged in warfare or combat : fighting
retrospectiveof, relating to, or given to retrospection