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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| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| actuary | clerk |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
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