GRE Word List
MUSTY
impaired by damp or mildew : moldy
The meaning of the word musty is impaired by damp or mildew : moldy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| fleck | streak |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |