GRE Word List
DEADPAN
marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression
The meaning of the word deadpan is marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| debonair | suave |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |