GRE Word List
LAGGARD
slow; sluggish; N: one who lags; straggler
The meaning of the word laggard is slow; sluggish; N: one who lags; straggler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fledgling | inexperienced; N: young bird that has acquired wing feathers and is learning to fly; inexperienced person |
| pulpit | raised platform used in preaching (in a church) |
| itinerant | wandering; traveling from place to place (to perform work); Ex. itinerant preacher |
| pseudonym | pen name; fictitious name assumed by an author; ADJ. pseudonymous |
| tangential | only slightly connected; not central; peripheral; digressing; showing divergence; CF. tangent |
| rousing | lively; inducing excitement; stirring; V. rouse: waken; arouse from sleep or depression; excite; stir up |
| impertinent | insolent; rude; not pertinent; N. impertinence |
| complement | complete; consummate; make perfect; N. |
| exemplary | serving as a model; outstanding; Ex. exemplary punishment/behavior; N. exemplar: typical example; model |
| chary | cautious; unwilling to take risks; sparing or restrained about giving; OP. bold |
