GRE Word List
RANDOM
a haphazard course
The meaning of the word random is a haphazard course.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |