GRE Word List
GAUNT
lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren
The meaning of the word gaunt is lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coeval | living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age |
| compensatory | making up for; repaying |
| herpetologist | one who studies reptiles; CF. herpetology: branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians |
| incandescent | strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting visible light when heated; Ex. incandescent light bulb; CF. candle |
| augment | increase; add to |
| extemporaneous | not planned; impromptu; extempore |
| shrew | scolding woman; very small mouselike animal |
| immobility | state of being immovable |
| disfigure | mar the appearance of; spoil |
| felicity | happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.); quality of being felicitous |
