GRE Word List
BUFFOON
a ludicrous figure : clown
The meaning of the word buffoon is a ludicrous figure : clown.
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|---|---|
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| dissension | disagreement |
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| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |