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 |
|---|---|
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| pending | during |
| dingy | dirty |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |