GRE Word List
BOOR
peasant
The meaning of the word boor is peasant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
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| peccadillo | a slight offense |
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| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |