GRE Word List
TAWNY
of the color tawny
The meaning of the word tawny is of the color tawny.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| score | twenty |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |