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
affidavita sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation
inasmuch_assince; owing to the fact that
liabilitythe quality or state of being liable
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
visagethe face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
jaundicedaffected with or as if with jaundice
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
dankunpleasantly moist or wet