GRE Word List

MAUL

a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges

The meaning of the word maul is a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges.

Random words

WordMeaning
stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
taintto contaminate morally : corrupt
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
hue_and_cryoutcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
cubiclea sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room
welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
attributea quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
swarthyof a dark color, complexion, or cast