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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evocativeevoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
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tenuoushaving little substance or strength : flimsy
pell-mellin mingled confusion or disorder
arsenalan establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
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confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses