GRE Word List
BUFFOON
a ludicrous figure : clown
The meaning of the word buffoon is a ludicrous figure : clown.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| bliss | complete happiness |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| enduring | lasting |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |