GRE Word List

GLOSSARY

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WordMeaning
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
dramaa composition (see composition
tureena deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served
well-bredhaving or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class
paramourlover
hybridan offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
woea condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief
purgeto clear of guilt
baroqueof, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension