GRE Word List
AWL
pointed tool used for piercing
The meaning of the word awl is pointed tool used for piercing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fervent | ardent; zealous; hot |
| onomatopoeia | words formed in imitation of natural sounds |
| incubate | hatch; warm (eggs) with the body to promote hatching; maintain at optimal environment conditions for development; be holding in one's body an infection which is going to develop into a disease; N. incubation; CF. incubation:disease |
| temporize | gain time as by postponing an action; avoid committing oneself |
| treatise | article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly |
| epitaph | inscription in memory of a dead person (as on a tombstone) |
| plume | feather, esp. large or showy one; something that rises into the air (like the shape of a feather); Ex. plume of smoke: 버섯 구름 |
| halcyon | calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days |
| irreparable | not able to be corrected or repaired; impossible to repair |
| coy | shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of self-confidence; modest; coquettish; CF. job offer를 받았을 때 |