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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WordMeaning
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hatcha small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship)
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
impeachto charge with a crime or misdemeanor
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cavilto raise trivial and frivolous objection
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besiegeto surround with armed forces