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 |
|---|---|
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |