GRE Word List
DRIBBLE
to issue sporadically and in small bits
The meaning of the word dribble is to issue sporadically and in small bits.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| bulk | magnitude |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |