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 |
|---|---|
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |