GRE Word List
COUNTENANCE
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The meaning of the word countenance is look.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |