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 |
|---|---|
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |