GRE Word List
SCOWL
frown angrily; N: angry frown
The meaning of the word scowl is frown angrily; N: angry frown.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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tremulous | trembling; wavering |
slag | glassy residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter |
prescience | ability to foretell the future; knowledge of actions before they occur; ADJ. prescient |
extenuate | weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior) |
relinquish | give up something (with reluctance); yield; release; Ex. relinquish power/the claim to the land/his hold on my arm |
dignitary | person of high rank or position |
incentive | spur; motive; something which encourages one to greater activity |
overwrought | nervous or excited; extremely agitated; hysterical; wrought-up; CF. wrought: made or done |
vacillate | waver (in opinion); fluctuate; sway to and fro; N. vacillation |
germinate | cause to sprout; sprout |