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 |
|---|---|
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| patent | open to public inspection |
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| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| exude | to ooze out |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
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| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |