GRE Word List
BUFFOON
a ludicrous figure : clown
The meaning of the word buffoon is a ludicrous figure : clown.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| decipher | decode |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |