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 |
|---|---|
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |