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 |
|---|---|
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |