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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subordinateplaced in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior
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extenuateto lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
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noxiousphysically harmful or destructive to living beings