GRE Word List
DAWDLE
to spend time idly
The meaning of the word dawdle is to spend time idly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |