GRE Word List
DEMEANOR
behavior toward others : outward manner
The meaning of the word demeanor is behavior toward others : outward manner.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |