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).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| equestrian | of, relating to, or featuring horseback riding |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |