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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|---|---|
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| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
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