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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |