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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WordMeaning
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony
slewa large number
bourgeoisof, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class
aviarya place for keeping birds confined
marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
chuckleto laugh inwardly or quietly
defalcatededuct
bivouaca usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency