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 |
|---|---|
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| rightful | just |
| violate | break |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |