GRE Word List
HANDSOME
having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance
The meaning of the word handsome is having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |