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 |
|---|---|
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |