GRE Word List
WIZENED
shriveled; withered; Ex. wizened apple/old lady
The meaning of the word wizened is shriveled; withered; Ex. wizened apple/old lady.
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fawning | courting favor by cringing and flattering; V. fawn: exhibit affection as a dog; seek favor or attention by obsequiousness |
connubial | pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state |
expedite | hasten; make go faster |
misnomer | wrong or improper name; incorrect designation |
dissemble | disguise; hide the real nature of; pretend |
proverb | adage; someone or something well known for notoriety; ADJ. proverbial: of a proverb; widely known; ADV. proverbially |
distort | twist out of shape; give a false account of; misrepresent; N. distortion |
ironic | expressing irony; occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner |
scrappy | quarrelsome |
satire | form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly |