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 |
|---|---|
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| quisling | traitor |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |