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 |
|---|---|
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| onus | burden |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |