GRE Word List
GRUEL
a thin porridge
The meaning of the word gruel is a thin porridge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| leave-taking | departure |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |