GRE Word List
COUNTENANCE
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |