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 |
|---|---|
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| parlance | speech |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |