GRE Word List
FOPPISH
vain about dress and appearance; N. fop: man who takes too much interest in his clothes and appearance
The meaning of the word foppish is vain about dress and appearance; N. fop: man who takes too much interest in his clothes and appearance.
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viper | poisonous snake |
thrall | slave; bondage; slavery; Ex. Her beauty held him in thrall; CF. enthrall |
titillate | tickle; excite pleasantly; Ex. not to titillate the audience but to enlighten it |
antique | made in an earlier period and usu. valuable; N: object that was made in an earlier period and that is rare or valuable |
grapple | wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with; Ex. grapple with the burglar |
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bedizen | dress with vulgar finery |
ethereal | like a spirit or fairy; unearthly light; heavenly; unusually refined; Ex. She has an ethereal beauty; CF. ether: upper air |
sage | person celebrated for wisdom; wise person; ADJ: wise |