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 |
|---|---|
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| indite | make up |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |