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 |
|---|---|
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| hardy | bold |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |