GRE Word List
MODISH
fashionable; conforming to the current fashion
The meaning of the word modish is fashionable; conforming to the current fashion.
Random words
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infraction | violation (of a rule or regulation); breach |
emulate | imitate; rival; try to equal or excel (through imitation) |
mongrel | plant or animal (esp. a dog) of mixed breed; ADJ. |
insatiable | not easily satisfied; unquenchable; Ex. insatiable appetite |
irrelevant | not applicable; unrelated |
transparent | permitting light to pass through freely; easily detected; obvious; clear; Ex. transparent lie |
dissipate | squander; waste foolishly; scatter |
fleece | wool coat of a sheep; V: shear the fleece from; rob by a trick; swindle; plunder |
inviolable | secure from corruption, attack, or violation(or profanation); unassailable; Ex. inviolable oath/rights; N. inviolability |
inestimable | impossible to estimate; (apprec) invaluable; of immeasurable worth |