GRE Word List
BUFFOON
a ludicrous figure : clown
The meaning of the word buffoon is a ludicrous figure : clown.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| clown | farmer |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |