GRE Word List
BUFFOON
a ludicrous figure : clown
The meaning of the word buffoon is a ludicrous figure : clown.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| bulk | magnitude |