GRE Word List
CHOREOGRAPHY
the art of symbolically representing dancing
The meaning of the word choreography is the art of symbolically representing dancing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |