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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |