GRE Word List
TRAVERSE
go through or across
The meaning of the word traverse is go through or across.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| marginal | of a margin; barely within a limit; Ex. marginal effect/writing ability |
| maul | handle roughly; batter; injure by beating; Ex. mauled by his overexcited fans; N: heavy long-handled hammer |
| callous | hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others; unkind |
| bard | poet |
| excise | cut away; cut out; N: government tax on good produced and used inside a country; N. excision |
| incinerate | burn to ashes |
| feud | bitter prolonged quarrel (usually between two peoples or families); V. CF. Romeo and Juliet; CF. feudal, feudalism |
| parallel | similar; analogous; corresponding; N: parallel line; person or thing that is parallel (to another); similarity; Ex. know of no parallel to the case; Ex. without parallel; V: be similar to; make parallel; Ex. Your experience parallels mine; CF. unparalleled |
| sporadic | occurring irregularly; intermittent |
| unsullied | untarnished; CF. sully |