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 |
|---|---|
| pending | during |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |