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 |
|---|---|
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |