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 |
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cerebration | to use the mind : think |
wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |