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 |
|---|---|
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| raspy | harsh |
| canny | clever |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |