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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
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| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| hubbub | noise |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
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