Vocabulary

Some meaning of the previous section words:

LASSITUDE

- A feeling of lack of interest or energy.

- Weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy

- A state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)

- (syn) inanition; languor; lethargy; listlessness; slackness; sluggishness

ABRASION

- The wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water, wind or ice

- Erosion by friction

- An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

Derived:

- abrade (v.)

- abrasive (adj.)

Synonyms:

- attrition; corrasion; detrition; excoriation; grinding; scrape; scratch

MISER

- A stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)

e.g. A grasping of old miser (grasping means understanding with difficulty; immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth)

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ANALOGIES

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ORGAN : KIDNEY
- The kidney is a type of organ.

CENTRIFUGE : SEPARATE
- A centrifuge is used to separate.

LASSITUDE : ENERGY
- Lassitude means lack of energy.

FERVOR : ZEALOT
- A zealot is characterized by fervor.

AGONY : PAIN
- Agony is a greater degree of pain.

MISER : THRIFT
- A miser uses excessive thrift.

COMPLIANT : SERVILE
- Servile means excessively compliant.

LUBRICANT : ABRASION
- Lubricant prevents abrasion.

WILD : RESTRAINT
- Wild means without restraint.

LAUDABLE : PRAISE
- Laudable means worthy of praise.

BED : RIVER
- Bed is the bottom of a river.

OPTIMISTIC : SUCCESS
- No relation

DISORDER : PANDEMONIUM
- Pandemonium is a great amount of disorder.

SCRUTINIZE : TEXT
- No relatioin

POSTHUMOUS : DEATH
- Posthumous means occurring after one's death.

MALINGER : WORK
- Malinger means to avoid work.

PRECIOUS : STONE
- No relation

FAMOUS : WEALTH
- No relation

SOPORIFIC : SLEEP
- Soporific means causing sleep.