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 |
|---|---|
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| fell | skin |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |