GRE Word List

GADFLY

any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock

The meaning of the word gadfly is any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock.

Random words

WordMeaning
explicateto give a detailed explanation of
yoretime past and especially long past
obscuredark
continencethe ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
titterto laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle
consanguineousof the same blood or origin
stinta period of time spent at a particular activity
eruditehaving or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition
nubileof marriageable condition or age