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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WordMeaning
gustoan individual or special taste
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
infirmitythe quality or state of being infirm
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
internecineof, relating to, or involving conflict within a group
chroniccontinuing or occurring again and again for a long time
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
licensepermission to act