GRE Word List
UNDERSCORE
to draw a line under : underline
The meaning of the word underscore is to draw a line under : underline.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| colloquy | conversation |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |