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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| retrench | cut down |
| genre | a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |