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 |
|---|---|
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| braid | to make from braids |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |