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 |
|---|---|
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| conflagration | fire |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| acclaim | applaud |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |