GRE Word List
DAWDLE
to spend time idly
The meaning of the word dawdle is to spend time idly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| tatter | to make ragged |