GRE Word List
AVOW
declare openly; N. avowal
The meaning of the word avow is declare openly; N. avowal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arcade | a covered passageway usually lined with shops |
| sibylline | prophetic; oracular; N. sibyl: woman prophet (in the ancient world) |
| inane | silly; senseless; Ex. inane remarks; N. inanity |
| pachyderm | thick-skinned animal |
| propellant | substance which propels or drives forward (such as an explosive charge or a rocket fuel) |
| potent | powerful; convincing; persuasive; greatly influential |
| prosaic | lacking in imagination; dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact(concerned with facts, not imagination or feelings); factual; CF. prose |
| expiate | make amends for (a sin) |
| iniquitous | wicked; immoral; unrighteous; N. iniquity; Ex. den of iniquity |
| prototype | original work used as a model by others |
