GRE Word List
SYBARITE
lover of luxury; person devoted to pleasure and luxury; CF. Sybaris: an ancient Greek city in Italy
The meaning of the word sybarite is lover of luxury; person devoted to pleasure and luxury; CF. Sybaris: an ancient Greek city in Italy.
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|---|---|
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| cue | word or signal (as in a play to prompt another actor's speech or entrance); reminder or hint; V: give a cue to |
| heckler | person who verbally harasses others; V. heckle: verbally harass as with gibes (by interrupting a speaker or speech) |
| dispirited | lacking in spirit |
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| orator | public speaker |
| inconsistency | state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness; ADJ. inconsistent: displaying a lack of consistency; erratic; contradictory; incompatible |
| indulgent | humoring; yielding; lenient; showing indulgence |
| distort | twist out of shape; give a false account of; misrepresent; N. distortion |
| vendetta | blood feud (esp. between two families); CF. Nina Williams |
