GRE Word List

RANDOM

a haphazard course

The meaning of the word random is a haphazard course.

Random words

WordMeaning
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
weirdof strange or extraordinary character : odd
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
discreteconstituting a separate entity : individually distinct
gauntexcessively thin and angular
abnegationdenial
resuscitateto revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
uncannyseeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie