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 |
|---|---|
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| environ | encircle |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| dynamo | generator |