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
concurto express agreement
cremateto subject to cremation
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)
gruela thin porridge
slougha place of deep mud or mire
rampa sloping way or plane: such as
depositiona testifying especially before a court
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
triviaunimportant matters : trivial facts or details
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)