GRE Word List
STRAGGLE
stray or fall behind (a main group); spread out in a scattered group; Ex. straggling marathon racer; Ex. straggling branch
The meaning of the word straggle is stray or fall behind (a main group); spread out in a scattered group; Ex. straggling marathon racer; Ex. straggling branch.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ensconce | settle comfortably; place comfortably (in a secure place) |
| ellipsis | omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses |
| unassailable | not open to attack; impregnable; not subject to question |
| conspire | take part in a conspiracy; (of events) work together; combine; Ex. Events conspired to produce great difficulties. |
| certitude | certainty |
| salient | prominent; projecting beyond a line; conspicuous; Ex. salient features |
| codicil | supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will |
| vogue | popular fashion; Ex. Jeans became the vogue. |
| exude | flow out slowly; discharge (gradually); give forth; N. exudation |
| nondescript | undistinctive; ordinary; ordinary-looking; Ex. nondescript fellow in a crowd |
