GRE Word List
GAUNT
excessively thin and angular
The meaning of the word gaunt is excessively thin and angular.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |