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
enlistto secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
erodeto diminish or destroy by degrees:
rebuffto reject or criticize sharply : snub
superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
viscidhaving an adhesive quality : sticky
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
emollientmaking soft or supple