GRE Word List
RETRENCH
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Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| brazen | made of brass |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |