GRE Word List
FALLIBLE
liable to be erroneous
The meaning of the word fallible is liable to be erroneous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |