GRE Word List
TAWNY
of the color tawny
The meaning of the word tawny is of the color tawny.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| sublimate | sublime |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |