GRE Word List
BUFFOON
a ludicrous figure : clown
The meaning of the word buffoon is a ludicrous figure : clown.
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| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |