GRE Word List
AWL
a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
The meaning of the word awl is a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |