GRE Word List
MACABRE
having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
The meaning of the word macabre is having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| guy | man |