GRE Word List
VOGUE
popular fashion; Ex. Jeans became the vogue.
The meaning of the word vogue is popular fashion; Ex. Jeans became the vogue..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paraphrase | restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author; N: restatement of a text in other words |
| spruce | neat and trim in appearance; smart; Ex. Be spruce for your job interview; V. |
| contrive | invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation); manage; Ex. contrive to attract his attention |
| falsify | make (something written) false by changing |
| cloister | monastery or convent |
| evince | show clearly |
| disgorge | surrender something (stolen); eject; vomit; OP. gorge |
| prohibitive | so high as to prohibit purchase or use; tending to prevent the purchase or use of something; prohibiting; inclined to prevent or forbid; Ex. prohibitive tax |
| betray | be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly); Ex. Her trembling hands betray her anxiety. |
| amass | collect (gradually, in a very large amount) |