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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calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
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woefulfull of woe : grievous
equablemarked by lack of variation or change : uniform
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
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