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 |
|---|---|
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |