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 |
|---|---|
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| manumit | to release from slavery |