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 |
|---|---|
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |