GRE Word List
WAN
suggestive of poor health : sickly
The meaning of the word wan is suggestive of poor health : sickly.
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|---|---|
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |