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 |
|---|---|
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |