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 |
|---|---|
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| quorum | a select group |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |