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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WordMeaning
ingrainedforming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated
triggera piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it
insouciantlighthearted unconcern : nonchalance
complaisantmarked by an inclination to please or oblige
irateroused to ire
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
inclementlacking mildness: such as
charydiscreetly cautious: such as
waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage