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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
