GRE Word List
DOLT
a stupid person
The meaning of the word dolt is a stupid person.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| gnarl | snarl |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |