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

WordMeaning
malfeasancewrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official
trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots
sanctuarya consecrated place: such as
multilingualof, having, or expressed in several languages
pendulouspoised without visible support
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion