GRE Word List
BEARING
the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear
The meaning of the word bearing is the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| contest | strive |