GRE Word List
GAUNT
excessively thin and angular
The meaning of the word gaunt is excessively thin and angular.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |
impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |