GRE Word List
GAUNT
excessively thin and angular
The meaning of the word gaunt is excessively thin and angular.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
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| endorse | to write on the back of |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |