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 |
|---|---|
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| trenchant | keen |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |