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
emendto correct usually by textual alterations
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amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
providencedivine guidance or care
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
leonineof, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion
trekto make one's way arduously
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
gloatto observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight