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 |
|---|---|
| mulct | fine |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| pitfall | trap |