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 |
|---|---|
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |