GRE Word List

VIGOR

active bodily or mental strength or force

The meaning of the word vigor is active bodily or mental strength or force.

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WordMeaning
withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination
travestya debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
complaisantmarked by an inclination to please or oblige
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
enmitypositive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will
recessthe action of receding : recession
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape