GRE Word List

ERRANT

behaving wrongly

The meaning of the word errant is behaving wrongly.

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genteelhaving an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
schematicof or relating to a scheme or schema
covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
glazeto furnish or fit with glass
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
disembarkto remove to shore from a ship