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 |
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elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
rivulet | a small stream |
ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |