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

WordMeaning
optionalinvolving an option : not compulsory
padrea Christian clergyman
wallowto roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner
verbiagea profusion of words usually of little or obscure content
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
lookoutone engaged in keeping watch : watchman
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
embossto raise the surface of into bosses