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 |
|---|---|
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |