GRE Word List
GUISE
a form or style of dress : costume
The meaning of the word guise is a form or style of dress : costume.
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|---|---|
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| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
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| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
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| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |