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 |
|---|---|
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |