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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affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
liability | the quality or state of being liable |
solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |