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.

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WordMeaning
razeto destroy to the ground : demolish
tantamountequivalent in value, significance, or effect
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
psychosomaticof, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
exculpateto clear from alleged fault or guilt
volubleeasily rolling or turning : rotating
pandemicoccurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population