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 |
|---|---|
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |