GRE Word List
MUSKY
having an odor of or resembling musk
The meaning of the word musky is having an odor of or resembling musk.
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|---|---|
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| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| sheer | unqualified |
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| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
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