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 |
|---|---|
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |