GRE Word List
VIRILE
having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree
The meaning of the word virile is having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| delusive | likely to delude |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
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| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
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