GRE Word List
SEAMY
having the rough side of the seam showing
The meaning of the word seamy is having the rough side of the seam showing.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |