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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| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
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