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 |
|---|---|
| finished | entirely done |
| nexus | connection |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |