GRE Word List

RANDOM

a haphazard course

The meaning of the word random is a haphazard course.

Random words

WordMeaning
metaphora 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)
beatitudea state of utmost bliss
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
sledgesledgehammer
timbrethe quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as
hecklerone who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults
schematicof or relating to a scheme or schema
acmethe highest point or stage
skittishlively or frisky in action : capricious
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning