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

WordMeaning
harryto make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony
pronehaving a tendency or inclination : being likely
paeana joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph
incursiona hostile entrance into a territory : raid
matrimonythe state of being married : marriage
abnegationdenial
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor