GRE Word List
FUGITIVE
running away or intending flight
The meaning of the word fugitive is running away or intending flight.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| ramification | branch |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |