GRE Word List
GAWK
a clumsy stupid person : lout
The meaning of the word gawk is a clumsy stupid person : lout.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |