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 |
|---|---|
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| irate | roused to ire |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |