GRE Word List
GAUNT
excessively thin and angular
The meaning of the word gaunt is excessively thin and angular.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| diva | prima donna |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |