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
recidivisma tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior
schematicof or relating to a scheme or schema
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
sedulousinvolving or accomplished with careful perseverance
swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
squabblea noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters
lollto hang loosely or laxly : droop
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme