GRE Word List
GAUNT
excessively thin and angular
The meaning of the word gaunt is excessively thin and angular.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |