GRE Word List

GUSTO

an individual or special taste

The meaning of the word gusto is an individual or special taste.

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shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery
parleyto speak with another : confer
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
reminiscenceapprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence
dysenterya disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection
appurtenancesaccessory objects
gustythe sensation of taste
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing