GRE Word List
IDLE
not occupied or employed: such as
The meaning of the word idle is not occupied or employed: such as.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |