GRE Word List
ERRANT
wandering (esp. in search of adventure); straying from proper moral standards; Ex. knight-errant
The meaning of the word errant is wandering (esp. in search of adventure); straying from proper moral standards; Ex. knight-errant.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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scintillate | sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life; Ex. scintillating conversation |
crinkle | wrinkle |
hatch | deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg |
scrutinize | examine closely and critically; N. scrutiny |
flail | beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle |
clamor | loud continous noise; continuous demand or complaint made by a large number of people; V: make a clamor; express (a demand) continually and loudly; ADJ. clamorous |
gamut | entire range |
indignation | anger at an injustice; Ex. righteous indignation; ADJ. indignant |
debunk | expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.; ridicule |
futile | useless; hopeless; ineffectual |