GRE Word List
FOUL
offensive to the senses : loathsome
The meaning of the word foul is offensive to the senses : loathsome.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| congenial | pleasant |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
