GRE Word List

GAWK

a clumsy stupid person : lout

The meaning of the word gawk is a clumsy stupid person : lout.

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WordMeaning
pana usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking)
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
carnagethe flesh of slain animals or humans
cadeta younger brother or son
dismissto permit or cause to leave
mercenaryone that serves merely for wages
outragean act of violence or brutality
pedantone who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen