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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| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| resign | relegate |
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| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| equestrian | of, relating to, or featuring horseback riding |