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.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
decree | an order usually having the force of law |
prompt | to move to action : incite |
solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
demolition | the act of demolishing |
avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |