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 |
|---|---|
| feature | the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |