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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| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
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| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
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| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |