GRE Word List
GAUNT
excessively thin and angular
The meaning of the word gaunt is excessively thin and angular.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| seemly | good-looking |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |