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 |
|---|---|
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |