GRE Word List
GAUNT
excessively thin and angular
The meaning of the word gaunt is excessively thin and angular.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| scotch | scottish |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
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| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |