GRE Word List
POSTURE
assume an affected pose; act artificially; N: pose; attitude
The meaning of the word posture is assume an affected pose; act artificially; N: pose; attitude.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| astute | wise; shrewd; keen; seeing quickly something that is to one's advantage |
| balk | stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate |
| debase | degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate; lower in esteem; disgrace; N. debasement |
| indentation | notch; deep recess; V. indent; CF. tooth |
| rag | scrap of cloth; ADJ. ragged: old and torn; seeming unfinished and imperfect; Ex. ragged debut/performance |
| fictitious | imaginary; non-existent; purposely invented to deceive; untrue; Ex. fictitious name/boyfriend; CF. fictional |
| emancipate | set free; liberate |
| elliptical | elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis; ambiguous either purposely or because key words have been left out |
| graduate | arrange into categories or grades; divide into marked intervals (for use in measurement); Ex. graduated ruler |
| figurine | small ornamental statuette(very small statue) |
