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 |
|---|---|
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| monochrome | a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| lampoon | satire |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |