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 |
|---|---|
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |