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 |
|---|---|
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| flag | any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |