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 |
|---|---|
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| thespian | actor |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |