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 |
|---|---|
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |