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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| approbation | commendation |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |