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.

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complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
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moltenfused or liquefied by heat : melted
shamblesa meat market
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tertiaryof third rank, importance, or value
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reciprocalinversely related : opposite