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.
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castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
quarantine | a period of 40 days |
reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |