GRE Word List
WHINE
to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
The meaning of the word whine is to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |