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 |
|---|---|
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |