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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| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| violate | break |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |