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 |
|---|---|
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| overthrow | overturn |