GRE Word List
FASHION
the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time
The meaning of the word fashion is the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| dowse | to plunge into water |