GRE Word List
WAGGISH
resembling or characteristic of a wag
The meaning of the word waggish is resembling or characteristic of a wag.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |