GRE Word List
BUFFOON
a ludicrous figure : clown
The meaning of the word buffoon is a ludicrous figure : clown.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| realm | kingdom |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| parlance | speech |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |