GRE Word List
SLUGGARD
a habitually lazy person
The meaning of the word sluggard is a habitually lazy person.
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| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
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| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
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| copious | yielding something abundantly |
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