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.

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WordMeaning
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
bateto reduce the force or intensity of : restrain
cataracta clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
yoretime past and especially long past
suspendto debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
coalesceto grow together
insightfulexhibiting or characterized by insight
astigmatisma defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image