GRE Word List
GAUNT
excessively thin and angular
The meaning of the word gaunt is excessively thin and angular.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| amity | friendship |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| lode | waterway |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |