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 |
|---|---|
| bliss | complete happiness |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| sartorial | of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes |
| seasoned | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |