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

WordMeaning
run-downan item-by-item report or review : summary
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
reconcileto restore to friendship or harmony
derelictabandoned especially by the owner or occupant
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
disheveledmarked by disorder or disarray
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
randoma haphazard course
obviateto anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign