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 |
|---|---|
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |