GRE Word List
AWL
pointed tool used for piercing
The meaning of the word awl is pointed tool used for piercing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| renovate | restore to good condition; renew |
| goad | urge on; drive with a goad; cause (someone) to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually |
| monograph | scholarly article |
| ciliated | having minute hairs; CF. cilium; CF. cilia: eyelash |
| transpire | (of a fact) become known; be revealed; happen; give off (watery waste matter) through pores |
| enterprise | willingness to take new ventures; initiative; business organization; plan (that is difficult or daring); Ex. their latest enterprise to sail round the world in a small boat |
| lateral | of or coming from the side |
| stupor | state of being stupefied; state of apathy; daze; lack of awareness |
| fallacious | false; based on a fallacy; misleading; N. fallacy: false idea or notion; false reasoning; Ex. popular fallacy; Ex. fallacy of the argument |
| memento | token; reminder of the past; keepsake; Ex. memento of your visit |
