GRE Word List

WAN

suggestive of poor health : sickly

The meaning of the word wan is suggestive of poor health : sickly.

Random words

WordMeaning
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
adagea saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation
mischancebad luck
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
sarcasma sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain
disquietudeanxiety
mollycoddleto treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
predilectionan established preference for something
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone