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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WordMeaning
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
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tricksterone who tricks: such as
labilereadily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable
pertinaciousadhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design
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comatoseof, resembling, or affected with coma
recipientone that receives : receiver