GRE Word List
VOGUE
popular acceptation or favor : popularity
The meaning of the word vogue is popular acceptation or favor : popularity.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |