GRE Word List
GAUNT
excessively thin and angular
The meaning of the word gaunt is excessively thin and angular.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |