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 |
|---|---|
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |