digress

Day 29Level 3

dy-GRES

to deviate

to stray from the point

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

wander, drift, meander

Antonyms:

stay, keep

Example Sentence:

Whenever I ask Rob to pay back my money he digresses into discussing other social issues.

Related Words

outdated

an-tee-di-LOO-vee-uhn

prehistoric; old-fashioned

settle a dispute

AHR-bih-trayt

to settle an argument between two parties

clever and quick

uh-STOOT

clever; of keen penetration

self-evident

ak-see-uh-MAT-ik

self-evident

boorish

CHUR-lish

boorish, vulgar

egotism

kuhn-SEET

over-high opinion of one's own ability, importance etc.