GRE Word List
GAUNT
excessively thin and angular
The meaning of the word gaunt is excessively thin and angular.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
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| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
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| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
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