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 |
|---|---|
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |