GRE Word List

BUFFOON

a ludicrous figure : clown

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

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WordMeaning
anecdotea usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
inveighto protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail
debuta first appearance
repastsomething taken as food : meal
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
ambulatoryable to walk about and not bedridden
superannuatedoutmoded