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 |
|---|---|
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| grate | grating |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |