GRE Word List
MANNERISM
exaggerated or affected (see affected
The meaning of the word mannerism is exaggerated or affected (see affected.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| rightful | just |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |