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 |
|---|---|
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |