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.

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WordMeaning
adagea saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation
amputateto remove by or as if by cutting
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
seemlygood-looking
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
dumbfoundto confound (see confound
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
precipitateto throw violently : hurl