GRE Word List

SQUALOR

the quality or state of being squalid

The meaning of the word squalor is the quality or state of being squalid.

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WordMeaning
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate
acerbitythe quality of being acerbic
illusorybased on or producing illusion : deceptive
muggybeing warm, damp, and close
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
cauterizeto sear with a cautery or caustic
mammothany of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair
docketa brief written summary of a document : abstract
helma lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering
discriminatingmaking a distinction : distinguishing