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 |
|---|---|
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| defalcate | deduct |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| repercussion | reflection |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |