GRE Word List
GRUEL
a thin porridge
The meaning of the word gruel is a thin porridge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| yore | time past and especially long past |