GRE Word List
AVUNCULAR
suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality
The meaning of the word avuncular is suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality.
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nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
monochrome | a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue |
mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
fervent | very hot : glowing |
blush | outward appearance : view |