GRE Word List

RANDOM

a haphazard course

The meaning of the word random is a haphazard course.

Random words

WordMeaning
superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
premonitorygiving warning
accrueto come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
holocausta sacrifice (see sacrifice
rostruman ancient Roman platform for public orators
captionthe part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech
pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
puissanthaving puissance : powerful