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 |
|---|---|
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| horticultural | the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| biennial | occurring every two years |