GRE Word List
MANNERED
affected; not natural; Ex. mannered way of speech
The meaning of the word mannered is affected; not natural; Ex. mannered way of speech.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vertex | summit; highest point; PL. vertices |
| surrogate | substitute; person or thing used in place of another; Ex. surrogate mother; ADJ. |
| illicit | illegal |
| pretentious | ostentatious; showy; pompous; making unjustified claims; overambitious; Ex. pretentious films that claim to be art |
| emend | correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement |
| eugenic | pertaining to the improvement of race; N. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race |
| amenities | convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies |
| demented | insane |
| remission | temporary moderation (of disease symptoms); remitting of a debt or punishment; cancelation of a debt; pardon; Ex. The disease went into remission; Ex. Christians pray for the remission of sins. |
| lilliputian | extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels |
