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 |
|---|---|
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |