GRE Word List

STRAGGLE

to wander from the direct course or way : rove

The meaning of the word straggle is to wander from the direct course or way : rove.

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abutto border on : to touch along an edge
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doggerelloosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect
pungentsharply painful
incurto become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
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wiltloose freshness; droop
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threatan expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage