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 |
|---|---|
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |