GRE Word List
CAREEN
lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger
The meaning of the word careen is lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quirk | sudden sharp turn or twist; startling twist; caprice; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity of behavior; Ex. by a quirk of fate |
| objective | not influenced by emotions; fair; N: goal; aim |
| haggle | argue about prices (in an attempt to bargain) |
| slough | (of a snake) shed or cast off (dead outer skin); N: outer layer that is shed |
| desperate | having lost all hope; despairing; reckless and violent because of loss of hope or despair; undertaken as a last resort |
| forerunner | predecessor; one that comes before and indicates the approach of another |
| disparate | basically different; impossible to compare; unrelated |
| promulgate | announce; proclaim a doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| extraneous | not essential; irrelevant; superfluous; external; coming from the outside; Ex. extraneous details/noise/to the subject |
| projectile | missile; fired or thrown object (such as stone or bullet) |
