GRE Word List
ACCOUTRE
to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit
The meaning of the word accoutre is to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |