GRE Word List
COUNTENANCE
look
The meaning of the word countenance is look.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| gusto | an individual or special taste |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |