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 |
|---|---|
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| imbibe | drink |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| lunar | crescent |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| raspy | harsh |