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 |
|---|---|
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| provenance | origin |