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 |
|---|---|
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| concur | to express agreement |