GRE Word List
YOKEL
a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town
The meaning of the word yokel is a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| brink | edge |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |