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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WordMeaning
casteone of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes
frugalitythe quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift
libidoinstinctual 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
aloofremoved or distant either physically or emotionally
interiman intervening time : interval
gratifyto be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to
demagoguea leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
cubiclea sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room
blurtto utter abruptly and impulsively
deliriuman acute (see acute