GRE Word List
COUNTENANCE
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The meaning of the word countenance is look.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |