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 |
|---|---|
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| trappings | outward signs |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |