GRE Word List
OAF
a stupid person : boob
The meaning of the word oaf is a stupid person : boob.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |