GRE Word List

CLOUT

a piece of cloth or leather : rag

The meaning of the word clout is a piece of cloth or leather : rag.

Word	Meaning
dismember	to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
extol	to praise highly : glorify
admonish	to indicate duties or obligations to
obelisk	an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid
capsize	to cause to overturn
superficial	of, relating to, or located near a surface
promote	to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
amputate	to remove by or as if by cutting
vernacular	using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
eschew	to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun