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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| exude | to ooze out |