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 |
|---|---|
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| disclose | to make known or public |