GRE Word List

TRAPPINGS

outward signs

The meaning of the word trappings is outward signs.

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WordMeaning
misdemeanora crime less serious than a felony (see felony
analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
impersonalhaving no personal reference or connection
skeptican adherent or advocate of skepticism
blatantnoisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous
spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
nourishnurture
scurryto move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper
horoscopea diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life
manaclea shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff