GRE Word List
DREGS
sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
The meaning of the word dregs is sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| influx | a coming in |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |