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 |
|---|---|
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| demise | death |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |