GRE Word List
VEGETATE
to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind
The meaning of the word vegetate is to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |