GRE Word List
WAN
suggestive of poor health : sickly
The meaning of the word wan is suggestive of poor health : sickly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |