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 |
|---|---|
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
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| inequity | injustice |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |