GRE Word List
ERRANT
behaving wrongly
The meaning of the word errant is behaving wrongly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| hortatory | hortative |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| appease | pacify |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |