GRE Word List
BUFFOON
a ludicrous figure : clown
The meaning of the word buffoon is a ludicrous figure : clown.
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| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| heed | to pay attention |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |