GRE Word List

SLUGGISH

averse to activity or exertion : indolent

The meaning of the word sluggish is averse to activity or exertion : indolent.

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fuss:trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
variegateto diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple
spoofdeceive
hedonista person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism
embellishto make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
partialitythe quality or state of being partial : bias
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
propsomething that props or sustains : support
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania