GRE Word List
GRIMACE
a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
The meaning of the word grimace is a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |