GRE Word List
BUFFOON
a ludicrous figure : clown
The meaning of the word buffoon is a ludicrous figure : clown.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |