GRE Word List
GARISH
clothed in vivid colors
The meaning of the word garish is clothed in vivid colors.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
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| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
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