GRE Word List
DRIVEL
nonsense
The meaning of the word drivel is nonsense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |