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 |
|---|---|
| privy | private |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |