GRE Word List
BUFFOON
a ludicrous figure : clown
The meaning of the word buffoon is a ludicrous figure : clown.
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|---|---|
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
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| impuissance | weakness |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |