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 |
|---|---|
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| whimsy | whim |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |