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 |
|---|---|
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| portly | dignified |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |