GRE Word List
SLUGGARD
a habitually lazy person
The meaning of the word sluggard is a habitually lazy person.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| scintilla | spark |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |