GRE Word List
WHOLESOME
promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
The meaning of the word wholesome is promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quorum | a select group |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| colloquy | conversation |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |