GRE Word List
RANDOM
a haphazard course
The meaning of the word random is a haphazard course.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |