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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desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
pugilistfighter
implyto express indirectly
abhorto regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe
breachinfraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard
magniloquentspeaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner
exhumedisinter
cohabitto live together as or as if a married couple
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
fundamentalserving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic