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 |
|---|---|
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| peon | any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |