GRE Word List
GRIMACE
facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc; V.
The meaning of the word grimace is facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc; V..
Random words
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incognito | with identity concealed; using an assumed name; ADJ. |
innate | inborn |
rift | narrow opening in a large mass; break in a friendly relation; Ex. through a rift in the clouds; OP. reconcilation |
mollycoddle | pamper; coddle; baby; indulge excessively |
ostentatious | showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious; N. ostentation: showy display |
prize | pry; move with a lever; value highly; esteem; Ex. his most prized possession; N: something captured during war-time (esp. an enemy ship) |
dismiss | eliminate from consideration; no longer consider; put out of court without further hearing; reject; discharge from employment; direct to leave; ADJ. dismissive; N. dismissal |
crypt | secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room (under a church) |
fiend | evil spirit; devil |
gambit | opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed; action made to produce a future advantage |