GRE Word List
POSE
assume a particular posture; put forward; present; affect a particular attitude (to impress others); Ex. pose a threat; N.
The meaning of the word pose is assume a particular posture; put forward; present; affect a particular attitude (to impress others); Ex. pose a threat; N..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| advent | arrival |
| capillary | having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender; Ex. capillary attraction; N: very fine hairlike tube; CF. capillarity |
| elysian | relating to paradise; blissful |
| prowess | extraordinary ability; military bravery; Ex. prowess in battle |
| decipher | decode; CF. indecipherable |
| renown | fame; ADJ. renowned |
| heterodox | (of beliefs) against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional |
| blackball | vote against (an applicant); ostracize; N: negative vote |
| epithet | word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize a person (often contemptous) |
| prime | period of ideal or peak condition; earliest or beginning stage; Ex. in the prime of life; Ex. prime of the year(spring); ADJ: first in importance or rank; first; V: make ready; prepare |
