GRE Word List
LINGER
to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
The meaning of the word linger is to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imbue | endow |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |