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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WordMeaning
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
inveigleto win over by wiles : entice
solsticeeither 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
conjugalof or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial
enlivento give life, action, or spirit to : animate
trimto remove by or as if by cutting
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
demeanorbehavior toward others : outward manner
usurythe lending of money with an interest charge for its use
syllogisma 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")