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 |
|---|---|
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |