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 |
|---|---|
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| microcosm | a little world |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| repercussion | reflection |