GRE Word List
GAUNT
excessively thin and angular
The meaning of the word gaunt is excessively thin and angular.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |