GRE Word List
DAWDLE
to spend time idly
The meaning of the word dawdle is to spend time idly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| provident | frugal |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| docile | easily taught |
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