GRE Word List
BUFFOONERY
foolish or playful behavior or practice
The meaning of the word buffoonery is foolish or playful behavior or practice.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |