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

WordMeaning
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
relegateto send into exile : banish
beatitudea state of utmost bliss
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
queruloushabitually complaining
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
sapthe fluid part of a plant
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous