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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| Word | Meaning |
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| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| vixen | a female fox |