GRE Word List

BUFFET

a blow especially with the hand

The meaning of the word buffet is a blow especially with the hand.

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WordMeaning
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
evanescenttending to vanish like vapor
brusquemarkedly short and abrupt
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
leveea reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed
overthrowoverturn
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
delineateto describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index