GRE Word List
BUFFOON
a ludicrous figure : clown
The meaning of the word buffoon is a ludicrous figure : clown.
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| savant | a person of learning |
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| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |