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 |
|---|---|
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| clown | farmer |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| prong | fork |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |