GRE Word List

TOUCHSTONE

a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis

The meaning of the word touchstone is a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis.

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WordMeaning
blueof the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue
jesta joking or mocking remark
briskkeenly alert : lively
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
fruitfulyielding or producing fruit
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
shadecomparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light