GRE Word List
BUFFOON
a ludicrous figure : clown
The meaning of the word buffoon is a ludicrous figure : clown.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| harass | exhaust |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |