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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dilettantea person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler
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arcadea long arched building or gallery
denominationan act of denominating
enlistto secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest
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hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.