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

WordMeaning
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
determinatehaving defined limits
denotationan act or process of denoting
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
arraignto call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge
substantialconsisting of or relating to substance
rotethe use of memory usually with little intelligence
hallowedholy
descryto catch sight of