GRE Word List
RANDOM
a haphazard course
The meaning of the word random is a haphazard course.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |