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 |
|---|---|
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |