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 |
|---|---|
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |