GRE Word List

COUNTENANCE

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The meaning of the word countenance is look.

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WordMeaning
syntheticrelating to or involving synthesis : not analytic
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
epistemologistthe study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
coddleto cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point
alchemya 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
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
reposea state of resting after exertion or strain
shirkto go stealthily : sneak
cessationa temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group