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 |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| giddy | dizzy |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| gusto | an individual or special taste |
| freebooter | pirate |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |