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 |
|---|---|
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| maroon | a dark red |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |