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 |
|---|---|
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |