GRE Word List
BANDY
to discuss lightly or banteringly
The meaning of the word bandy is to discuss lightly or banteringly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |