GRE Word List
RANDOM
a haphazard course
The meaning of the word random is a haphazard course.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |