GRE Word List

GLAMOR

an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness

The meaning of the word glamor is an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness.

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WordMeaning
legatoin a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)
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bullya blustering, browbeating person
arrhythmiclacking rhythm or regularity
delineateto describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail
plebiscitea vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler
combustiblecapable of combustion
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
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