GRE Word List
COUNTENANCE
look
The meaning of the word countenance is look.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |