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 |
|---|---|
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| application | an act of applying: |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| grate | grating |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |