GRE Word List
SLUGGARD
a habitually lazy person
The meaning of the word sluggard is a habitually lazy person.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |