GRE Word List
AVOW
to declare assuredly
The meaning of the word avow is to declare assuredly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| collected | gathered together |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |