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.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
brochure | pamphlet |
dulcet | sweet to the taste |
draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |