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

WordMeaning
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
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upshotthe final result : outcome
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bureaucracya body of nonelected government officials
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covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
perforateto make a hole through
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