GRE Word List
AFFABLE
being pleasant and at ease in talking to others
The meaning of the word affable is being pleasant and at ease in talking to others.
Random words
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perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'état |
matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |