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

WordMeaning
anguishextreme pain, distress, or anxiety
lethalof, relating to, or causing death
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ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
occidentwest
recumbentsuggestive of repose : leaning
cleaveto adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly
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