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 |
|---|---|
| submerge | to put under water |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |