GRE Word List

GOUGE

a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section

The meaning of the word gouge is a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section.

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WordMeaning
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed
palliddeficient in color : wan
wrathstrong vengeful anger or indignation
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
clairvoyanthaving clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
asunderinto parts