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 |
|---|---|
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| hap | happening |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |