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).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| nourishment | food |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| collected | gathered together |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| wanton | merciless |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |