GRE Word List
NONCHALANCE
the quality or state of being nonchalant
The meaning of the word nonchalance is the quality or state of being nonchalant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| brevity | shortness of duration |