GRE Word List
MASQUERADE
a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes
The meaning of the word masquerade is a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes.
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surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
vital | of the utmost importance |
truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
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