GRE Word List
BUFFOON
a ludicrous figure : clown
The meaning of the word buffoon is a ludicrous figure : clown.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| materialism | a 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 |
| nib | bill |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| solstice | either 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 |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |