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 |
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| addiction | a 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 |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |