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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maula heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
callusa thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
ventureto proceed especially in the face of danger
secessionwithdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
flutedhaving or marked by grooves
tumidmarked by swelling : swollen
moleculethe smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration