GRE Word List
BUFFOON
a ludicrous figure : clown
The meaning of the word buffoon is a ludicrous figure : clown.
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| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
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| fallible | liable to be erroneous |