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.

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WordMeaning
touchymarked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation
buxomvigorously or healthily plump
withdrawnremoved from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated
willowyabounding with willows
effusionan act of effusing
wrathstrong vengeful anger or indignation
disjunctiona sharp cleavage : disunion
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion