GRE Word List
COUNTENANCE
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The meaning of the word countenance is look.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |