GRE Word List
COUNTENANCE
look
The meaning of the word countenance is look.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| scintilla | spark |
| arid | excessively dry |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| forego | to go before : precede |