GRE Word List
ERRANT
behaving wrongly
The meaning of the word errant is behaving wrongly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| condign | deserved |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |