GRE Word List
ERRANT
behaving wrongly
The meaning of the word errant is behaving wrongly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| potentate | ruler |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| mischance | bad luck |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |
| peerless | matchless |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |