GRE Word List

BOOR

peasant

The meaning of the word boor is peasant.

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fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
itinerarythe route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one
spatulaa flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting
imminentready to take place : happening soon
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
manifestoa written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head