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 |
|---|---|
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |