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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |