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 |
|---|---|
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |