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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| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |