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 |
|---|---|
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| devious | wandering |
| niggle | trifle |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |