GRE Word List
TRICKLE
to issue or fall in drops
The meaning of the word trickle is to issue or fall in drops.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |