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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |