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 |
|---|---|
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| nomenclature | name |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |