GRE Word List
DAUNT
intimidate; frighten; discourage; dishearten
The meaning of the word daunt is intimidate; frighten; discourage; dishearten.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paraphernalia | equipment; odds and ends used in a particular activity; personal belongings; Ex. photographic paraphernalia; CF. married woman's property exclusive of her dowry |
| obstreperous | boisterous; noisy and uncontrollable |
| suffragist | advocate of the extension of voting rights (for women); CF. suffrage |
| enhance | increase; make greater (as in value, reputation, or usefulness); improve |
| chafe | warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; N. |
| acidulous | slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic |
| frugality | thrift; economy; ADJ. frugal: practicing economy; costing little; inexpensive |
| turncoat | traitor |
| impassioned | (of speech) filled with passion; fervent |
| spontaneity | lack of premeditation; naturalness; freedom from constraint; ADJ. spontaneous: self-generated; unpremeditated; happening without being planned |
