GRE Word List
LOUT
to bow in respect
The meaning of the word lout is to bow in respect.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |