GRE Word List
POSTURE
the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose
The meaning of the word posture is the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |