GRE Word List
DEFAULT
failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect
The meaning of the word default is failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |