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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refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
transcendental | transcendent |
shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
afterlife | an existence after death |
buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |