GRE Word List
LOITER
to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
The meaning of the word loiter is to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |