GRE Word List
WRETCH
a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune
The meaning of the word wretch is a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| concentric | having a common center |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
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