GRE Word List
GAMBOL
to skip about in play : frisk
The meaning of the word gambol is to skip about in play : frisk.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| stringent | tight |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| wanton | merciless |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |