GRE Word List
CHAPERON
a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
The meaning of the word chaperon is a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| osseous | bony |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |