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 |
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| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |