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 |
|---|---|
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |