GRE Word List
GUISE
outward appearance; costume; Ex. in a new guise
The meaning of the word guise is outward appearance; costume; Ex. in a new guise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| seamy | sordid; base; filthy; unwholesome; Ex. seamy side of city life |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help; additional or subsidiary; N: helper; assistant |
| dote | be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline |
| adventitious | accidental; casual; happening by chance |
| aloft | upward; high up in the air |
| macabre | gruesome; grisly; ghastly; CF. of death |
| gazette | official periodical publication; newspaper |
| pharisaical | pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical |
| turbulence | state of violent agitation; ADJ. turbulent: violently agitated or disturbed |
| prude | excessively modest or proper person (who is easily shocked by improper things, esp. of a sexual nature); N. prudery; ADJ. prudish: excessively concerned with propriety |
