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 |
|---|---|
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| overthrow | overturn |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |