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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |