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 |
|---|---|
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| sophist | philosopher |