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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tactileperceptible by touch : tangible
spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
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temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
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ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
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