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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phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
beguile | hoodwink |
vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
impetus | a driving force : impulse |
ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
haggard | not tamed |
appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |