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 |
|---|---|
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| faculty | ability |
| mischance | bad luck |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| cryptic | secret |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |