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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demurereserved
sounda particular auditory impression : tone
arrhythmiclacking rhythm or regularity
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enlistto secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
rendezvousa place appointed for assembling or meeting
subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition
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