GRE Word List

AFFECTED

artificial; pretended

The meaning of the word affected is artificial; pretended.

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WordMeaning
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
guisea form or style of dress : costume
glacialsuggestive of ice: such as
succulentfull of juice : juicy
makeshifta usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
wafflea crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron
gluttonone given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
hauntto visit often : frequent
smudgeto make a smudge on