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 |
|---|---|
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |