GRE Word List
AVUNCULAR
of or like an uncle
The meaning of the word avuncular is of or like an uncle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| monarchy | government under a single ruler |
| presage | foretell; be a warning or sign of; N: presentiment; foreboding; omen |
| bloated | (unpleasantly) swollen or puffed as with water or air |
| eulogy | expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death; V. eulogize |
| dull | (of colors or surfaces) not bright; cloudy; overcast; boring; (of edge or sound) not sharp; not rapid; sluggish; slow in thinking and understanding; stupid; V. |
| amoral | nonmoral; having no understanding of right and wrong |
| caucus | private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston |
| quench | assuage or satisfy (thrust); slake; douse or extinguish; put out; suppress |
| connubial | pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state |
| gruff | rough-mannered; (of a voice) rough; hoarse |
