GRE Word List

SLUGGARD

a habitually lazy person

The meaning of the word sluggard is a habitually lazy person.

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militateto have weight or effect
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
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intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable
effectualproducing or able to produce a desired effect
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accretionthe process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as
arrogancean attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions
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