GRE Word List
GAVEL
hammerlike tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V.
The meaning of the word gavel is hammerlike tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obscure | dark; vague; unclear; not well known; Ex. obscure meaning/village; V: darken; cover; make unclear; Ex. obscure the moon/meaning |
| extradition | surrender of prisoner by one state to another; Ex. extradition treaty; V. extradite |
| anoint | consecrate; put oil on (in a religious ceremony) |
| hazard | venture; put in danger; risk; Ex. hazard a guess; N: possible source of danger |
| flay | strip off skin; plunder; remove the skin from; criticize harshly |
| impecunious | without money |
| lewd | lustful |
| pedestal | support or base as for a pillar or statue |
| waver | move or swing back and forth; be uncertain or unsteady in decision or movement; Ex. wavering between accepting and refusing |
| brawl | noisy quarrel |
