GRE Word List
SLUGGARD
a habitually lazy person
The meaning of the word sluggard is a habitually lazy person.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |