GRE Word List
LINEAMENTS
features especially of the face; distinctive shape or contour of the face; CF. line
The meaning of the word lineaments is features especially of the face; distinctive shape or contour of the face; CF. line.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contempt | scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible |
| quixotic | idealistic but impractical; CF. Don Quixote |
| apex | tip; summit; climax; highest point |
| circumscribe | limit; confine; draw a line around |
| grunt | utter a deep guttural sound (as a pig does); N. |
| countermand | cancel; revoke (an order) |
| obese | excessively fat; N. obesity |
| unassailable | not open to attack; impregnable; not subject to question |
| legato | (of music) played smoothly |
| disenfranchise | disfranchise; deprive of a civil right; OP. enfranchise |
