GRE GRE Meaning by word 317

someone to whom private matters are confided

a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual; mannerism

lawlessness

strong feelings of embarrassment; mortification

a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion

the branch of anthropology that deals with the division of humankind into races and with their origins and distribution

encouraging; helpful

manifestation of a deity or spirit in an earthly form

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement; beast; brute; creature

clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous; plainness

brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall; cope

a nervous restrained laugh

a state of extreme poverty or destitution; pauperism; pauperization

a stupid foolish person; ninny

a reeling sensation; lightheadedness

the trait of merry joking; merriness; humorousness

especially fine or decorative clothing; regalia

shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order

a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances

journey

assault; mighty attack

act of quitting a position; relinquishment

a stipulated condition

the property of being extremely abundant; richness; cornucopia

inappropriate levity

the pivot about which a lever turns

goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law

a point conceded or yielded

a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC

a short pithy instructive saying; apophthegm