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 |
|---|---|
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| sophist | philosopher |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |