GRE Word List
FUMBLE
to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly
The meaning of the word fumble is to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| eventual | contingent |