GRE Word List
SCOWL
frown angrily; N: angry frown
The meaning of the word scowl is frown angrily; N: angry frown.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tremulous | trembling; wavering |
| slag | glassy residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter |
| prescience | ability to foretell the future; knowledge of actions before they occur; ADJ. prescient |
| extenuate | weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior) |
| relinquish | give up something (with reluctance); yield; release; Ex. relinquish power/the claim to the land/his hold on my arm |
| dignitary | person of high rank or position |
| incentive | spur; motive; something which encourages one to greater activity |
| overwrought | nervous or excited; extremely agitated; hysterical; wrought-up; CF. wrought: made or done |
| vacillate | waver (in opinion); fluctuate; sway to and fro; N. vacillation |
| germinate | cause to sprout; sprout |
