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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| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
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| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
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