GRE Word List
COUNTENANCE
look
The meaning of the word countenance is look.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |