GRE Word List
DISCURSIVE
moving from topic to topic without order : rambling
The meaning of the word discursive is moving from topic to topic without order : rambling.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| crass | gross |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |