GRE Word List
GAUNT
excessively thin and angular
The meaning of the word gaunt is excessively thin and angular.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |