GRE Word List
SCOWL
to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
The meaning of the word scowl is to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |