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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| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
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| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| verbalize | to express something in words |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
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| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |