GRE Word List
MALAPROPISM
comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop
The meaning of the word malapropism is comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop.
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camaraderie | good-fellowship; CF. comrade |
hoax | trick which makes someone take action; practical joke; Ex. hoax mail; V. |
thwart | block or hinder; baffle; frustrate |
incarnation | act of assuming a human body and human nature; one who personifies something; personification; Ex. previous incarnation/reincarnation |
sullen | silently showing ill humor or resentment; dark; gloomy |
increment | increase |
haunt | (of a spirit) visit (a place); come to mind continually; visit (a place) regularly; frequent; Ex. haunted house; Ex. haunted by his last words; N: place much frequented |
fake | not genuine; N: one that is not genuine; impostor; sham; V: counterfeit; Ex. fake the results of the experiment/the signature |
ewe | female sheep |
stint | supply; allotted amount of work; assigned portion of work; limitation; Ex. two-year stint in the army; Ex. without stint |