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 |
|---|---|
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |