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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WordMeaning
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
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spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
elucidateto make lucid especially by explanation or analysis
abscissionthe act or process of cutting off : removal
banteringto speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner
archipelagoan expanse of water with many scattered islands
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
baitto persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet