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 |
|---|---|
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| wreak | bring about |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |