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
ebbthe reflux of the tide toward the sea
hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
drudgeto do hard, menial, or monotonous work
embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
punitiveinflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment
scintillateto emit sparks : spark
salaciousarousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different