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.

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WordMeaning
flickerto move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
tractablecapable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile
impenitentnot penitent
eccentricitythe quality or state of being eccentric
blightedaffected with blight (see blight
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
unequivocalleaving no doubt : clear
compartmenta separate division or section
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement