GRE Word List
GHASTLY
terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening
The meaning of the word ghastly is terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
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| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
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