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 |
|---|---|
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| amity | friendship |
| unsavory | insipid |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |