500 Advanced Words: GRE Vocabulary Flash Cards, 2nd Edition (Manhattan Prep GRE Vocabulary Flash Cards) by Manhattan Prep

Author:Manhattan Prep
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Manhattan Prep Publishing
Published: 2012-07-02T16:00:00+00:00

lachrymose

(adj)

LACK-ruh-mohss

Definition: Tearful, mournful

Usage: Accustomed to lachrymose occasions, the funeral home kept boxes of tissues near every seat.

Related Words: Maudlin (overly tearful and sentimental), Lament (express sorrow, mourn)

More Info: Interestingly, lacrimation is the medical condition of making too many tears.

larceny

(noun)

LAR-sen-ee

Definition: Theft

Usage: The department store employs a security officer whose job it is to prevent larceny.

Related Words: To purloin is to steal. To pilfer or filch is also to steal, but generally of something small (I filched these awesome coffee mugs from the local diner).

More Info: In legal terms, larceny refers to a particular type of theft—the thief must physically carry away the stolen item. No one but lawyers cares about this distinction.

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