GRE Word List
BUFFOON
a ludicrous figure : clown
The meaning of the word buffoon is a ludicrous figure : clown.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| shove | to push along |