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 |
|---|---|
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| veracious | truthful |