GRE Word List
COUNTENANCE
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The meaning of the word countenance is look.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| passe | past one's prime |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |