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 |
|---|---|
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |