GRE Word List
NIGGLE
spend too much time on minor points (esp. when finding fault); find fault; Ex. niggle over details; ADJ. niggling
The meaning of the word niggle is spend too much time on minor points (esp. when finding fault); find fault; Ex. niggle over details; ADJ. niggling.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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truculence | aggressiveness; ferocity; ADJ. truculent: aggressive; pugnacious; fierce |
perpetuate | make perpetual; make something last for a long time; preserve from extinction; N. perpetuity |
advocate | speak in favor of; support (an idea or plan); urge; plead for |
touching | causing a feeling of pity or sympathy; pathetic; V. touch: cause to feel pity or sympathy; ADJ. touched |
notable | conspicuous; worthy of note; remarkable; important; distinguished; noted |
importune | beg persistently; make repeated requests (in an annoying way) |
addiction | compulsive habitual need |
holster | leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist) |
billow | large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke); V: surge, swell, roll in billows |
consign | send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially; entrust; put into the care of another; set apart (for a special purpose); N. consignment; CF. consignor, consignee |