GRE Word List
LINGER
loiter or dawdle; be slow in leaving; delay going; continue or persist; be slow to disappear; Ex. The smell lingered for days.
The meaning of the word linger is loiter or dawdle; be slow in leaving; delay going; continue or persist; be slow to disappear; Ex. The smell lingered for days..
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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droop | bend or hang downward; become weakened; Ex. His shoulders drooped with tiredness; N. |
turmoil | extreme confusion; great commotion and confusion; Ex. throw the country into turmoil |
haggard | wasted away; gaunt; Ex. haggard faces of the rescued miners |
toga | Roman outer robe |
vacillate | waver (in opinion); fluctuate; sway to and fro; N. vacillation |
infidel | unbeliever (with respect to a particular religion) |
institution | instituting; (building for the) organization; established custom, practice, or relationship in a society; mental hospital; Ex. institution of marriage |
foul | very bad or disagreeable; very dirty; Ex. foul smell/flavor/temper/language/air/deed/weather/means; N. act against the rules; V. make or become foul; commit a foul |
prevalent | widespread; generally accepted |
seedy | run-down; decrepit; disreputable; having many seeds; Ex. seedy downtown hotel |