GRE Word List
LOUT
to bow in respect
The meaning of the word lout is to bow in respect.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |