GRE Word List

COUNTENANCE

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The meaning of the word countenance is look.

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mordantbiting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive
gestateto carry in the uterus during pregnancy
maternalof, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly
quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck
banka mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as
wretcha miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune
painstakingtaking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
propitiousfavorably disposed : benevolent
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument