GRE Word List
TAWNY
brownish yellow
The meaning of the word tawny is brownish yellow.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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centaur | mythical figure, half man and half horse |
relent | become less severe; give in(surrender); ADJ. relentless: unyielding; continuously severe |
expropriate | take possession of (often for public use and without payment) |
passive | not active; acted upon; receiving an action without acting in return; accepting without resistance |
occult | mysterious; secret; supernatural; beyond human comprehension; CF. mysterious to human ?; OP. bare |
maraud | move in search of plunder; Ex. marauding army |
misanthrope | one who hates mankind; misanthropist |
raconteur | story-teller; one who tells stories with wit and skill |
decipher | decode; CF. indecipherable |
economy | efficiency or conciseness in using something; thrifty management of resources |