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 |
|---|---|
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| phenomena | phenomenon |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| environ | encircle |