GRE Word List
SLUGGARD
a habitually lazy person
The meaning of the word sluggard is a habitually lazy person.
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| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
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| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
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| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
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| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |