GRE Word List
REPINE
to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain
The meaning of the word repine is to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| savory | having savor: such as |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
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| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |