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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
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| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |