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 |
|---|---|
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| mischance | bad luck |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| sledge | sledgehammer |