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 |
|---|---|
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |