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 |
|---|---|
| viable | capable of living |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| canny | clever |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| forte | one's strong point |
| license | permission to act |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |