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 |
|---|---|
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |