GRE Word List
COUNTENANCE
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The meaning of the word countenance is look.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |