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flaccid

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore F words

lacking firmness, force, or vigor; limp

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Flaccid in a sentence

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His flaccid handshake suggested a complete lack of conviction.

Synonyms
limpflabbyslackfeeble
Antonyms
firmvigorous

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The new intern was so blank that she completed in two days a backlog her predecessor had let pile up for weeks.

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Flaccid (adjective) means lacking firmness, force, or vigor; limp
Here is flaccid used in an example sentence: "His flaccid handshake suggested a complete lack of conviction."
Common synonyms for flaccid include limp, flabby, slack, feeble.
Antonyms of flaccid include firm, vigorous.
Flaccid is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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