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 |
|---|---|
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |