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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |