GRE Word List
RANDOM
a haphazard course
The meaning of the word random is a haphazard course.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |