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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rehabilitateto restore to a former capacity : reinstate
terrestrialof or relating to the earth or its inhabitants
retaliateto return like for like
misadventuremisfortune
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guilelessinnocent
luridcausing horror or revulsion : gruesome
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
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ineffectualnot producing the proper or intended effect : futile