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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|---|---|
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| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
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