GRE Word List

BUFFOON

a ludicrous figure : clown

The meaning of the word buffoon is a ludicrous figure : clown.

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WordMeaning
hideto put out of sight : secrete
spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
disburseto pay out : expend especially from a fund
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
nibbill
delusionsomething that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated
contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate
respitea period of temporary delay
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate