GRE Word List
BUFFOON
a ludicrous figure : clown
The meaning of the word buffoon is a ludicrous figure : clown.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |