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 |
|---|---|
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |