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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| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
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| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
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