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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |