GRE Word List

TAWNY

of the color tawny

The meaning of the word tawny is of the color tawny.

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WordMeaning
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
aviarya place for keeping birds confined
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
bombardmenta late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones
fervorintensity of feeling or expression
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
opaqueblocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity
ascribeto refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing