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 |
|---|---|
| diva | prima donna |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |