GRE Word List
STAMMER
to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
The meaning of the word stammer is to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| drab | slattern |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |