GRE Word List
COUNTENANCE
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| 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 |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |