GRE Word List
RANDOM
a haphazard course
The meaning of the word random is a haphazard course.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| introvert | a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |