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 |
|---|---|
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |