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 |
|---|---|
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |