GRE Word List
IDLE
not occupied or employed: such as
The meaning of the word idle is not occupied or employed: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| foppish | foolish |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |