GRE Word List

RANDOM

a haphazard course

The meaning of the word random is a haphazard course.

Random words

WordMeaning
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
expropriateto deprive of possession or proprietary rights
mirewet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)
riveta 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
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
coagulateto cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
prudentcharacterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as