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.

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WordMeaning
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
impregnableincapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
asunderinto parts
charismaa personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader)
metropolisthe chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
decryto depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
legenda story coming down from the past
bloatedoverfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.