GRE Word List
BUFFOON
stupid person; clown
The meaning of the word buffoon is stupid person; clown.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smear | spread or cover with a sticky substance; N: mark made by smearing |
| satire | form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly |
| peccadillo | slight offense or fault; CF. sin |
| vixen | female fox; ill-tempered woman; CF. shrew |
| earn | gain for the performance of service or labor; gain (something that one deserves); deserve |
| culvert | artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road |
| malefactor | evildoer; criminal |
| outlaw | fugitive from the law (excluded from legal protection); V: declare (someone) to be an outlaw; deprive of the protection of the law; declare illegal; Ex. Drinking has been outlawed. |
| frugality | thrift; economy; ADJ. frugal: practicing economy; costing little; inexpensive |
| transgression | violation of a law; sin; V. transgress: go beyond (a limit); violate; do wrong |
