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 |
|---|---|
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |