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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| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |