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 |
|---|---|
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |