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inanition

nounCommon GRE wordMore I words

exhaustion or emptiness resulting from a lack of nourishment or vitality

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Inanition in a sentence

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The castaways grew weak with inanition after weeks adrift without food.

Synonyms
exhaustionemptinessdepletionstarvation
Antonyms
nourishmentvitality
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Inanition (noun) means exhaustion or emptiness resulting from a lack of nourishment or vitality
Here is inanition used in an example sentence: "The castaways grew weak with inanition after weeks adrift without food."
Common synonyms for inanition include exhaustion, emptiness, depletion, starvation.
Antonyms of inanition include nourishment, vitality.
Inanition is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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