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

WordMeaning
annotateto make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
malefactorone who commits an offense against the law
floweryof, relating to, or resembling flowers
disjointedbeing thrown out of orderly function
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle
mausoleuma large tomb
fluencythe quality or state of being fluent
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)