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).
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| Word | Meaning |
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| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
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| blush | outward appearance : view |