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 |
|---|---|
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| dominate | rule |
| dilute | attenuate |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |