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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| eventual | contingent |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |