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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| haggard | not tamed |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |