GRE Word List
GHASTLY
terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening
The meaning of the word ghastly is terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gusto | an individual or special taste |
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| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |