GRE Word List
GRUFF
rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect
The meaning of the word gruff is rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |