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 |
|---|---|
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| evenhanded | fair |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| dowse | to plunge into water |