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 |
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resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
diva | prima donna |
vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |