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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
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| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |