GRE Word List

ERRANT

behaving wrongly

The meaning of the word errant is behaving wrongly.

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WordMeaning
civilof or relating to citizens
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
grumbleto mutter in discontent
gloatto observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight
enterprisingmarked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
extolto praise highly : glorify
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface