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 |
|---|---|
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |