GRE Word List
COUNTENANCE
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The meaning of the word countenance is look.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |