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 |
|---|---|
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| quench | put out |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |