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 |
|---|---|
| warrant | sanction |
| juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |