Popular Wordlists
wordlist

GREwordlist

This wordlist is generally used by students preparing for GRE.

Page No.

lament

Short Definition : grieve; express sorrow; N. lamentation

Definition
(noun) a cry of sorrow and grief
Synonyms : lamentation plaint wail
Example Sentence
  • their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward
Definition
(noun) a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person Definition
(noun) a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
Synonyms : elegy
Definition
(verb) express grief verbally
Synonyms : keen
Example Sentence
  • we lamented the death of the child
Definition
(verb) regret strongly
Synonyms : bemoan bewail deplore
Example Sentence
  • I deplore this hostile action
  • we lamented the loss of benefits
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for lament

lament = l[amen]t => we lament the death by saying 'amen'

43        5

lament ... We express sorrow if a great movie has a lame(lam) end(ent) ...

8        0

Powered by Mnemonic Dictionary

lame + end... sad that his life ended so lame. maybe we should sing a song to commemorate him

3        0

We feel sad when we see lame person

1        0

lampoon

Short Definition : ridicule; N: written attack ridiculing or satirizing a person, group, or institution

Definition
(noun) a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way Definition
(verb) ridicule with satire
Synonyms : satirise satirize
Example Sentence
  • The writer satirized the politician's proposal
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for lampoon

LAMPOON- if you pour oil for a LAMP with a SPOON ppl will ridicule cos for a lamp you should pour a lot of oil!!!

35        5

---kuch langoor jaisa lgta hai. aisa art jis se kisiki achi bhali shakal ko langooron jaisi bna dena lampoon---A composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way

14        9

if a man behaves like BABOON, then he will be subjected to LAMPOON

4        1

Lampoon rhymes with Harpoon which is a spear used for hunting....so when somebody lampoons you they hunt you with harsh satire.

2        1

Instead of using a harpoon to impale the whale, the clown used a LAMP = he used a LAMPOON.

2        2

Powered by Mnemonic Dictionary

associate it wid lambu..which is used while makin satires...

1        6

Lamp=copy, oon=paste "copy-paste"

1        3

lamp O on - replica kept on original

0        3

lance

Short Definition : pierce with a lance; cut into; N: spearlike weapon

Definition
(noun) a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
Synonyms : shaft spear
Definition
(noun) an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
Synonyms : fishgig fizgig gig spear
Definition
(noun) a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
Synonyms : lancet
Definition
(verb) move quickly, as if by cutting one's way
Example Sentence
  • Planes lanced towards the shore
Definition
(verb) pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight Definition
(verb) open by piercing with a lancet
Example Sentence
  • lance a boil
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for lance

Lance Klusener, who pierces the field with his shots .

17        3

lance is similar to DANCE. And we know few ladies wear hi-hills while dancing, it is sharply pointed. They use it as their weapon sometimes :) I don't have any experience though :) Just easy to remember this word.

9        4

LANCEr the car cuts throught the air

4        0

Powered by Mnemonic Dictionary

i broke my telescope lense and the sharp edge looks like a lance

3        3

Lance Corporal --- Weapon of armed forces

1        1

http://www.matthias-paul-scholz.homepage.t-online.de/lego/nxt/robots/joust/lance.jpg

0        3

if u know lance armstrong, he had cancer. Lance was used on this lance to remove tumours.

0        1

lancet

Short Definition : small surgical tool for making incisions

Definition
(noun) an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance
Synonyms : lancet arch
Definition
(noun) a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
Synonyms : lance
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for lancet

LANCET-LANCER is a car used by a dentist... LANCET is a TOOL used by a DENTIST

10        11

lance = spear; lancet = knife (for medical)

8        2

a picture aid.. remember munna bhai holding a 'lancet' in movie munnabhai mbbs.. the scene where he is abt 2 disect a dead body and faints!

3        1

languid

Short Definition : lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless

Definition
(adj) lacking spirit or liveliness
Example Sentence
  • a lackadaisical attempt
  • a languid mood
  • a languid wave of the hand
  • a hot languorous afternoon
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for languid

i will always be studying a book called "LAN guide" with less spirit... because i am least interested in lan..

32        9

languid sounds similar to language..language classes are generally boring..

30        3

Powered by Mnemonic Dictionary

(lan+quit)your lann quits from chut when you have no energy left or u are tired (pardon my language pls)

4        1

languid sounds like rapid ; but it means just the opposite !

3        18

languid = lazy kid; lazy kids are slow!

2        5

sounds like LANGDI....langde log are slow and they lack vigour

2        2

landaa ~ feeble

0        1

lag(lang)—who lags behind is slow, lazy and weak

0        0

similar to languish

0        0

languish

Short Definition : lose animation or strength

Definition
(verb) lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
Synonyms : pine away waste
Example Sentence
  • After her husband died, she just pined away
Definition
(verb) have a desire for something or someone who is not present
Synonyms : ache pine yearn yen
Example Sentence
  • She ached for a cigarette
  • I am pining for my lover
Definition
(verb) become feeble
Synonyms : fade
Example Sentence
  • The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for languish

lang(LAckiNG)a uish(wish)..think of a person who is lacking a wish to do something, and such kind of a person automatically loses his strength.

34        6

sounds like EXTINGUISH-wen a person losing strength aur virality or become exhausted then we say that he is extinghuishing

19        3

The word has the same root as "lax" which means negligent and careless. A person is negligent ang careless only when he is weak and lacks the strength to do the work energetically which is the meaning of languish.

2        5

you languish when you are in anguish.

2        1

1        3

Powered by Mnemonic Dictionary

Languish when Anguish(severe/ acute pain)...

1        0

you languish when you are in anguish.

0        1

languor

Short Definition : lack of physical or mental energy; lassitude; depression

Definition
(noun) a relaxed comfortable feeling
Synonyms : dreaminess
Definition
(noun) a feeling of lack of interest or energy
Synonyms : lassitude listlessness
Definition
(noun) inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
Example Sentence
  • the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for languor

sounds kind of like 'Lack of Anger' = Languor meaning emotional softness or tenderness, lack of energy and spirit

13        1

Languor -> Langor is a indian monkey who is very lethargic.

7        4

Powered by Mnemonic Dictionary

remember Justin Langer in Australian Cricket team...... he used to play vey slow

5        0

can be taken as lack of vigor..lan-guor

2        1

sounds like lumber, which means sluggish, heavy, difficult to move, as of lumbering giants.

1        4

sounds lyk "langoor" who has a lot of energy...so "languor" is opposite to it ...i.e.lack of energy

1        0

languish languid languor all mean the same

0        2

languor(liquor)=liquors are depressants

0        0

lank

Short Definition : long and thin; Ex. Lank, gaunt, Abraham Lincoln

Definition
(adj) long and thin and often limp
Example Sentence
  • grown lank with fasting
  • lank mousy hair
Definition
(adj) long and lean
Synonyms : spindly
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for lank

Like a pLANK(long & thin)

42        3

Powered by Mnemonic Dictionary

Lank - Lankesh (Ravan) ke Long kesh(Hair)

13        6

tank will be short and fat, lank is opposite of tank-long and thin

5        1

lap

Short Definition : take in food or drink with one's tongue; splash gently; Ex. waves lapping the shore; N: front area from the waist to the knees of a seated person

Definition
(noun) the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
Example Sentence
  • he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap
Definition
(noun) an area of control or responsibility
Example Sentence
  • the job fell right in my lap
Definition
(noun) the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs
Synonyms : lap covering
Example Sentence
  • his lap was covered with food stains
Definition
(noun) a flap that lies over another part
Synonyms : overlap
Example Sentence
  • the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches
Definition
(noun) movement once around a course
Synonyms : circle circuit
Example Sentence
  • he drove an extra lap just for insurance
Definition
(noun) touching with the tongue
Synonyms : lick
Example Sentence
  • the dog's laps were warm and wet
Definition
(verb) lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another Definition
(verb) pass the tongue over
Synonyms : lick
Example Sentence
  • the dog licked her hand
Definition
(verb) move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
Synonyms : swish swoosh swosh
Example Sentence
  • The bubbles swoshed around in the glass
  • The curtain swooshed open
Definition
(verb) take up with the tongue
Synonyms : lap up lick
Example Sentence
  • The cat lapped up the milk
  • the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast
Definition
(verb) wash or flow against
Synonyms : lave wash
Example Sentence
  • the waves laved the shore
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for lap

suppose in a race, u ran 50 laps...after dat how wil u eat/drink?? just imagine...!!!

11        0

ek kutta 50 laps bhagne ke baad paani lap karke pegaya! ha ha ha :p

8        12

Powered by Mnemonic Dictionary

~Aaam pine ke baad aap ki jeev lap lapie, so Lap means to lick with the tongue

2        5

he lapped up a laptop.

0        0

larceny

Short Definition : theft; Ex. petit larceny

Definition
(noun) the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
Example Sentence
  • the thieving is awful at Kennedy International
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for larceny

Powered by Mnemonic Dictionary

break it up into LA-R-CENY LA (Law) and CENY (rhymes with Money or CENT for money) Unlawful taking of money = theft

39        24

larceny(very close to COMPANY NAME LARCEN & TURBO..)....SO theives theft a great sum from larcen and turbo office.

31        23

to steal a LARge SUM of monEY

31        2

LArceNY contains LA and NY. LAPD and NYPD fight against a lot of LARCENY.

6        9

break it as lar(law)ce(se)ny(nahi)i.e. law se nahi or unlawful seizure

2        0

larceny=larcen = i dont like the footballer "larcen" as he "theft" the ball at offside

1        3

0        29
Download our Mobile App Today
Receive our word of the day
on Whatsapp