GRE Word List

PANACHE

an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet

The meaning of the word panache is an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet.

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WordMeaning
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
consonanceharmony or agreement among components
palettea thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
adroithaving or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations
murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke