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 |
|---|---|
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| flighty | swift |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |