GRE Word List
GAUNT
excessively thin and angular
The meaning of the word gaunt is excessively thin and angular.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |