GRE Word List
AVOW
to declare assuredly
The meaning of the word avow is to declare assuredly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |