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 |
|---|---|
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |