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 |
|---|---|
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |