GRE Word List

DEMEANOR

behavior toward others : outward manner

The meaning of the word demeanor is behavior toward others : outward manner.

Random words

WordMeaning
vestigea trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
gradationa series forming successive stages
dissipateto break up and drive off
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
vagabonda person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life
insolventunable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
clouta piece of cloth or leather : rag