GRE Word List
ERRANT
behaving wrongly
The meaning of the word errant is behaving wrongly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |