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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
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| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |