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 |
|---|---|
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| haggard | not tamed |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |