GRE Word List
COMELY
pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion
The meaning of the word comely is pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion.
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bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
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cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
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chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
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