GRE Word List

GAUNT

excessively thin and angular

The meaning of the word gaunt is excessively thin and angular.

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painstakingtaking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort
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perfidiousof, relating to, or characterized by perfidy
partialitythe quality or state of being partial : bias
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mangyaffected with or resulting from mange
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