GRE Word List
DAWDLE
to spend time idly
The meaning of the word dawdle is to spend time idly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| sophist | philosopher |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |