GRE Word List
CALLIGRAPHY
artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering
The meaning of the word calligraphy is artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |