GRE Word List
GADFLY
any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock
The meaning of the word gadfly is any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| sentinel | sentry |
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| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |