GRE Word List
BUFFOONERY
foolish or playful behavior or practice
The meaning of the word buffoonery is foolish or playful behavior or practice.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |