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
transportto transfer or convey from one place to another
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive
deploreto feel or express grief for
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
furtivedone in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious
vituperativeuttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse
recipientone that receives : receiver
rifeprevalent especially to an increasing degree