GRE Word List

COIFFURE

a style or manner of arranging the hair

The meaning of the word coiffure is a style or manner of arranging the hair.

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temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
timorousof a timid disposition : fearful
brinkedge
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
knottymarked by or full of knots
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quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
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