GRE Word List
TRAVERSE
to go or travel across or over
The meaning of the word traverse is to go or travel across or over.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |