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 |
|---|---|
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| maroon | a dark red |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |