GRE Word List

VERVE

the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity

The meaning of the word verve is the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity.

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WordMeaning
scowlto contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
triviaunimportant matters : trivial facts or details
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
enlistto secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest
abhorto regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe
frivolousof little weight or importance
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme