GRE Word List
DAWDLE
to spend time idly
The meaning of the word dawdle is to spend time idly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |