GRE Word List
MASQUERADE
wear a mask or disguise; pretend; N: costume party or ball at which masks are worn; pretense; disguise
The meaning of the word masquerade is wear a mask or disguise; pretend; N: costume party or ball at which masks are worn; pretense; disguise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| responsiveness | state of reacting readily to appeals, orders, etc.; ADJ. responsive: readily reacting; Ex. responsive to treatment |
| compulsion | compelling; strong desire that is difficult to control; irresistible impulse |
| courier | messenger |
| scuttle | sink (a ship) by cutting holes in the hull; scrap; discard; N: small hatch in a ship's deck or hull |
| well-bred | of good upbringing; well-mannered and refined |
| tinge | give a slight degree of a color or quality to; N: slight degree of a color or quality; Ex. tinged with grey/jealousy |
| bolster | support; reinforce |
| vignette | small drawing placed at the beginning or end of a chapter; picture; short literary sketch; short written description of a character or scene |
| spurn | reject disdainfully; scorn; Ex. She spurned all offers of help. |
| inter | bury; N. interment |
