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 |
|---|---|
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |