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 |
|---|---|
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| rift | fissure |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |