GRE Word List
ROIL
to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
The meaning of the word roil is to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| mischance | bad luck |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |