GRE Word List
BUFFOON
a ludicrous figure : clown
The meaning of the word buffoon is a ludicrous figure : clown.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| acetic | vinegary |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |