GRE Word List

DIGRESSION

the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work

The meaning of the word digression is the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work.

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WordMeaning
incriminateto charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault
garrulousgiven to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate
insubstantialnot substantial: such as
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism