GRE Word List
DAWDLE
to spend time idly
The meaning of the word dawdle is to spend time idly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |