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 |
|---|---|
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| brawny | muscular |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |