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

WordMeaning
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
blueof the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue
aceticvinegary
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
fledglinga young bird just fledged (see fledge
lucremonetary gain : profit
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech
amicablecharacterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable
obsequya funeral or burial rite