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 |
|---|---|
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |