GRE Word List
FRIEZE
ornamental horizontal band on a wall
The meaning of the word frieze is ornamental horizontal band on a wall.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rectitude | moral correctness; moral uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment |
| maneuver | strategic military or naval movement (done for training purposes); carefully planned process; stratagem; V: carry out a military maneuver; use maneuvers in gaining an end |
| cadaverous | like a corpse; pale |
| posture | assume an affected pose; act artificially; N: pose; attitude |
| snicker | half-stifled(suppressed) laugh; V. |
| boor | rude, insensitive person |
| aphorism | pithy maxim or saying; ADJ. aphoristic |
| quash | crush; suppress; squash; subdue; annul; Ex. quash a rebellion/the decision of the low court |
| petulant | touchy; peevish; ill-tempered |
| coagulate | congeal; thicken; clot; N. coagulant |
