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 |
|---|---|
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |