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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| delirium | an acute (see acute |