GRE Word List
RANDOM
a haphazard course
The meaning of the word random is a haphazard course.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |