GRE Word List
LINEAMENTS
an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face
The meaning of the word lineaments is an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conceit | favorable opinion |
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| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |