GRE Word List
HOVER
to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it
The meaning of the word hover is to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| lewd | obscene |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |