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 |
|---|---|
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| cow | the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| inert | lacking the power to move |