GRE Word List
MANNERISM
exaggerated or affected (see affected
The meaning of the word mannerism is exaggerated or affected (see affected.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| momentum | a property (see property |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
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| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| sober | not intoxicated |
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