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 |
|---|---|
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |