GRE Word List
GAUNT
excessively thin and angular
The meaning of the word gaunt is excessively thin and angular.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
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| pedagogue | teacher |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
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| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |