GRE Word List
SIDETRACK
siding
The meaning of the word sidetrack is siding.
Random words
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grotto | cave |
shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
fortuitous | occurring by chance |
libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |