GRE Word List
WOEFUL
full of woe : grievous
The meaning of the word woeful is full of woe : grievous.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| paltry | inferior |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |