GRE Word List
INDISCRIMINATE
choosing at random; confused; not based on careful distinctions
The meaning of the word indiscriminate is choosing at random; confused; not based on careful distinctions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whimsy | whim; tendency to behave amusingly strangely; Ex. story full of whimsy |
| seminal | related to seed or semen; germinal; creative; providing a basis for further development; influencing future developments; Ex. seminal research in a new field |
| magnanimity | generosity; ADJ. magnanimous: generous |
| chaste | morally pure; virginal; abstaining from illicit sexual acts; modest; simple (of a style of writing); not highly decorated; austere |
| migrant | changing its habitat; wandering; Ex. migrant birds/workers; N: one that migrates |
| relegate | put into a lower or worse place; banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign; Ex. relegate the old furniture to the children's room; Ex. relegated to the second division |
| intrude | put or force in without being asked; trespass; enter as an uninvited person; Ex. intrude one's own opinion into the report; CF. thrust in |
| contagion | infection (by contact); ADJ. contagious; CF. infectious: that can be passed by infection in the air |
| cardiologist | doctor specializing in ailments of the heart |
| distant | reserved or aloof; cold in manner; Ex. distant greeting; ADV. distantly |