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 |
|---|---|
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| scintilla | spark |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| addle | rotten |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |