GRE Word List
POSEUR
a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
The meaning of the word poseur is a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person.
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|---|---|
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
