GRE Word List
BUST
a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast
The meaning of the word bust is a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
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| betroth | to promise to marry |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
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| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |