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 |
|---|---|
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| stilted | pompous |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |