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 |
|---|---|
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| leery | suspicious |
| pore | to gaze intently |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |