GRE Word List
TRAPPINGS
outward signs
The meaning of the word trappings is outward signs.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |