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

WordMeaning
slaughterthe act of killing
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
forgea furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
pineany of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals
aristocracygovernment by the best individuals or by a small privileged class
paradigmexample
cantthe expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments