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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |