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 |
|---|---|
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |