GRE Word List
MUSTY
stale (in odor or taste); spoiled by age; CF. moist
The meaning of the word musty is stale (in odor or taste); spoiled by age; CF. moist.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enamored | in love; Ex. enamored of his own beauty; V. enamor: inspire with love |
| colossal | huge |
| avenge | take vengence for something or on behalf of someone; Ex. They avenged his death by burning the village; Ex. He swore to avenge his brother; Ex. They avenged themselves on their enemy. |
| skim | read or glance through quickly; touch lightly in passing; brush; remove from the surface of a liquid |
| treasure | keep as precious; cherish |
| austere | forbiddingly stern; ascetic; without comfort or enjoyment; severely simple and unornamented; Ex. a monk's austere life; Ex. austere grandeur of the cathedral; N. austerity |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| submerge | place under water; dip; go under water; cover completely (as with water); Ex. submerged in work |
| morose | ill-humored; sullen; sullenly melancholy |
| expertise | specialized knowledge (in a particular field); expert skill |