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 |
|---|---|
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| license | permission to act |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |