GRE Word List

MUSTY

impaired by damp or mildew : moldy

The meaning of the word musty is impaired by damp or mildew : moldy.

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relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
frescothe art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments
brinkedge
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
parablea usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
factotuma person having many diverse activities or responsibilities
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
consternationamazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion
criteriaa standard on which a judgment or decision may be based