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
sanctimonioushypocritically pious or devout
furoran angry or maniacal fit : rage
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
congealto change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another
monotheismthe doctrine or belief that there is but one God
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work