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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parablea usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
seclusionthe act of secluding : the condition of being secluded
monarchyundivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
addictiona compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
dissensiondisagreement
compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion
covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket