GRE Word List
RANDOM
a haphazard course
The meaning of the word random is a haphazard course.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| demise | death |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |