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 |
|---|---|
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |